Silver-gilt medal of Queen Anne and James VIII, the Old Pretender

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This silver gilt medal, pictured here in its original box, is of Queen Anne and James VIII, the 'Old Pretender'. Dated 1710, the medal belonged to Sir John Hynde Cotton of Madingley Hall in Cambridgeshire. Sir John was a prominent English Jacobite.

One of a collection of Jacobite relics amassed by Sir John Hynde Cotton and his descendants - a silver gilt medal portraying Queen Anne and Prince James, in its original circular shagreen box

Sir John was a Member of Parliament from 1708 until his death in 1752. In July 1744, he visited Scotland, where he received the Freedom of the City of Edinburgh.

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• Online ID: 000-100-003-087-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.NT 259
• Date: 1710
  
• Material: Silver gilt / shagreen; velvet, green. Inscription: Obverse: bust of Queen Anne / reverse: bust of Prince James
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• Dimensions: 46 mm D
  
• What: Medal / box
  
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• Who: Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
  Queen Anne
  Sir John Hynde Cotton (Original collector)
  
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