medal
- Museum number
- 1867,1129.1
- Description
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Silver medal. (whole)
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Bust of Prince James (the Elder Pretender), right, hair long, in scale armour with Medusa's head on the breast, and mantle. (obverse)
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Bust of Princess Clementina Sobieski, left, hair long and wreathed with pearls, in gown decorated with a pearl chain and drop, and mantle. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1719
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 48.000 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states:
Rare.
This medal was struck about the time of the marriage. The proceedings of the Stuart family and their partisans were frequently secret and mysterious. The letters ET. C. in the legend on the reverse were consequently supposed to have some mysterious meaning, and various interpretations were proposed of these letters. The common &c. ("et cetera ") was too obvious and simple a solution for those who were desirous of discovering some latent signification.
See Lochner, Johann Hieronymus, ‘Samlung merkwürdiger Medaillen’, 8 vol., Nürnberg, 1737-1744, I. 129; Cochran-Patrick, R. W., ‘Catalogue of the Medals of Scotland etc.’, Edinburgh, 1884, Pl. xiii. 1.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Commemoration of: Marriage of Prince James (the Elder Pretender) and Princess Clementina, 1719
- Acquisition date
- 1867
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- 1867,1129.1
- C&M catalogue number
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MB2 (Medallic Illustrations 2) (446) (52)