Medal (Obverse), commemorating the death of James Watt

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This is the obverse of a silver medal commemorating the death of James Watt in 1819.

The obverse is inscribed with a figure of Watt seated on a chair with the text underneath, 'Born 19 January 1736/ Died 25 August 1819'.

James Watt (1736-1819) was buried at Handsworth Church in Warwickshire. He is commemorated by a statue in Westminster Abbey as the inventor who was responsible for making the Industrial Revolution possible.

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• Online ID: 000-190-001-319-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1970.261
• Date: 1819
  
• Material: Silver
  Medal, commemorative
  
• Dimensions: 46 mm D x 3 mm thick
  
• What: Medal, commemorative
  
• Subject: Medals (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: James Watt, 1736 - 1819
  
• Where: England, Staffordshire, Handsworth
  
• Event:
• Description: Silver medal of James Watt, on his obsequies at Handsworth, 1819
  
• References:
  • Keay, J. & J. (eds). Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London: HarperCollins, 1994, p 968. 
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