Commemorative medal
Thomas Pingo the elder (1692-1776)
Category
Coins and medals
Date
Unknown
Materials
Copper, Giltwood, Gold, Silver, Velvet
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1270606.3
Summary
Commemorative medal - One of a set of three medals. Medal to commemorate Admiral Anson voyage of circumnavigation, 1740-44, and victory over French, May 1747, in silver, gold and copper. Mounted in aubergine velvet, description in giltwood frame. Silver and copper medals showing reverse, gold the obverse.Plaque with description of the encounter between Anson and French fleets off Finisterre in 1747.
Makers and roles
Thomas Pingo the elder (1692-1776), medallist