Commemorative medal
by or after Thomas Pingo, the younger (1714-1776)
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1766
Materials
Bronze, Gilt, Leather, Silk, Velvet
Measurements
2.75 in (Width); 41 mm (Diameter)2.75 in (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 429261.1
Summary
Bronze commemorative medal in brown leather case. On obverse, head of William Pitt facing left and inscribed 'Gvlielmvs Pitt'. Reverse inscribed 'The man/ who having/ saved the/ parent pleaded/ with success/ for her/ children'. Held in red-brown leather presentation case lined with blue velvet and silk, exterior inscribed in gold 'W. P./ 1766.' (429261.2)
Marks and inscriptions
'W. P./ 1766.' (case)
Makers and roles
by or after Thomas Pingo, the younger (1714-1776), artist