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Gold chain
Gold chain awarded to William Penn (senior) by Parliament in 1653 with the related medal, the chain then being worth £100. According to the ODNB entry on Penn a further £30 followed but whether this was added as further links to the chain is not stated. The links are figure-8s, opposed by the two parts being at right angles. (It is here shown on stand on which it was displayed in the 1990s Treasury in the QH basement: MEC1115.2 is the fitted box in which it was previously kept).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1115.1 |
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| Type: | Gold chain |
| Display location: | Display - QH |
| Creator: | Thomas Simon |
| Date made: | 1653 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. On loan from a private collection. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 140 mm x 355 mm x 330 mm; Box: 76 mm x 113 mm x 312 mm |
| Parts: |
Naval reward medal (Naval Reward medal)
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