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Prize medal, Society of Arts and Commerce
Silver medal awarded to Commander Henry Downes, RN (1790-1852), for his invention, in 1837 of an annular scupper for ship's decks.
Obverse: 'Conjoined heads of Mercury, in a cap and Pallas Athene, in a helmet (Left). Legend: 'ARTS AND SCIENCE PROMOTED'. Reverse: Legend: 'TO COMMANDER H. DOWNES R.N. MDCCCXLIV'. Inscription within a laurel wreath tied with a bow. 'FOR HIS ANNULAR SCUPPER FOR SHIP'S DECKS'. Below:' SOCY. INSD. LONDON 1753'. See SLR2411 for a model of the scupper design.
The case is marked ZBA4312.1
Obverse: 'Conjoined heads of Mercury, in a cap and Pallas Athene, in a helmet (Left). Legend: 'ARTS AND SCIENCE PROMOTED'. Reverse: Legend: 'TO COMMANDER H. DOWNES R.N. MDCCCXLIV'. Inscription within a laurel wreath tied with a bow. 'FOR HIS ANNULAR SCUPPER FOR SHIP'S DECKS'. Below:' SOCY. INSD. LONDON 1753'. See SLR2411 for a model of the scupper design.
The case is marked ZBA4312.1
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA4312 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William |
| Date made: | circa 1844 |
| People: | Wyon, William; Downes, Henry |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 mm x x x 50 mm |
| Parts: | Prize medal, Society of Arts and Commerce |