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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:British; English
Title:Counter box made of Elizabethan shillings
Date Made:1562; 1567; 1712 (card: 1710)
Type:Coin/Numismatic
Materials:Silver; milled, molded, and engraved
Place Made:Europe; United Kingdom; Great Britain; England
Measurements:Overall: 9/16 x 15/16 (diam.) in; 1.4 x 2.4 (diam.) cm
Accession Number:  MH 1986.33.88
Credit Line:Bequest of Josephine Purtscher Fellows (Class of 1924)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Queen Anne box.
From original file: Circular silver box with flat sides. Pull-off top and bottom are both Elizabethan shillings dated 1562 and 1567. Small scroll decorations around engraved initials on side. Inscription: "EP 1712" on side. Both top and bottom shillings are very worn. Of flimsy, cheap quality.

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