Badge with King Henry VIII (obverse); Saint George Slaying a Dragon (reverse)
Unknown English, English
18th century
Silver
Overall: 2 5/8 × 1 15/16 × 1/4 in. (6.7 × 4.9 × 0.6 cm)
Weight: 76 g (0.2 lb.)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Roger Arvid Anderson Collection - 250th Anniversary Gift, 1769-2019
2016.64.151
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Sculpture: Medal
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: HENRIC OCT REX ANG Z FRAN; reverse: HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE
Provenance
European art market; sold to Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco, California, date unknown; lent to present collection, 2011; given to present collection, 2016.
Catalogue Raisonne
Medallic Illustrations, no. 52
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