Brass Medal of Stratton, Charles Sherwood "General Tom Thumb", Great Britain. 1949.65.365

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 4.3
  • Diameter (in mm): 21
• Countermark: 1804 (obv.)

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1850
• Material: Brass
• Symbol: A&M

• Authority

  • Maker: Allen & Moore

• Geographic

  • Place of Issue: England
  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: Great Britain

• Obverse

  • Legend: LIBERTY
  • Type: bust of Liberty,l.
  • Portrait: Stratton, Charles Sherwood "General Tom Thumb"

• Reverse

  • Legend: GENERAL|TOM THUMB|15 lbs WEIGHT
  • Type: Thumb, standing beside books

References

• Reference: Kurth.78 (Num.Scrapbook Mag.1952.939)

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1949.65.365
• Lot: 1949.65
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Reed,A.Z.

Description

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined