Add to albumThis 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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