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admission-ticket
Object Type
admission-ticket
Museum number
MG.683
Description
Ticket for Vauxhall Gardens; silver; shaped; obverse: Orpheus wearing laurel wreath and cuirass, playing lyre; giraffe, bear, rabbit, dog, and ape playing violin; squirrel in tree; ornamental border; pierced for suspension; reverse: engraved inscription.
Producer name
Designed by:
William Hogarth
(?)
Authority
Issuer:
Vauxhall Gardens
Production date
1798
Materials
silver
Technique
pierced
engraved
Dimensions
Height:
1.60 inches
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Montague Guest / Catalogue of the Montague Guest collection of badges, tokens and passes: presented in 1907 to the Department of British and Medieval Antiquities.
(683)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
dog
tree/bush
musical instrument
myth/legend
arms/armour
Associated names
Representation of:
Orpheus
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Montague Guest
Acquisition date
1907
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
MG.683
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
G.683
Conservation
Treatment
: 21 Feb 2005