Medal (front), of Edinburgh Amphitheatre

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This is the front of a silver medal of the Edinburgh Amphitheatre. Dated 1790 the medal, which may also have been a badge or an entry pass, belonged to James Dewer of Vogrie.

The front is inscribed, 'Edinburgh Amphitheatre 1790'.

By 1790, the theatre contained a resident orchestra and provided a means for the music-loving upper classes of Edinburgh to socialise.

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• Online ID: 000-100-067-564-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1925.25
• Date: 1790
  
• Material: Silver
  Medal / badge / pass
  
• Dimensions: 55 mm H x 38 mm W
  
• What: Medal / badge / pass
  
• Subject: Miscellaneous Medals (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Edinburgh Amphitheatre
  James Dewar, of Vogrie
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  Scotland, Vogrie
  
• Event:
• Description: Silver medal, badge or pass of the Edinburgh Amphitheatre, belonging to James Dewar, January 1790
  
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