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The Fothergill Medal
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a Fothergill medal. Obverse: A nude boy blowing on extingushed torch. Legend: 'LATEAT SCINTILLVLA FORSAN.' (Peradventure a little spark may yet lie hid). Inscribed: 'EX MUNERE ANTONII FOTHERGILL M:D: MDCCCX'. Reverse: Three shipwrecked sailors on a raft.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0865 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, William |
| Date made: | 1810 |
| People: | Fothergill, Anthony |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 mm x 74 mm |
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