Skip to main content

Death of William Roscoe: CM.3986-1950

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Death of William Roscoe

Maker(s)

Engraver: Clint, Scipio

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1950) by Family of C. J. Bunn

Dating

Production date: AD 1831

Note

Copy of Gibson J.'s

Components of the work

Object composed of bronze Diameter (min) 46.3 mm Diameter 46.3 mm Weight 40.17 g

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Bare head of William Roscoe, facing left

  • Text: WILLIAM ROSCOE
  • Location: Obverse
  • Type: Design

Inscription present: A laurel tree in full leaf

  • Text: STASSI IL LAVRO LIETO In exergue: BORN MDCCLIII DIED MDCCCXXXI
  • Location: Reverse
  • Type: Design

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.3986-1950
Primary reference Number: 228818
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Monday 19 August 2019 Updated: Thursday 29 August 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Death of William Roscoe" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/228818 Accessed: 2024-11-23 09:51:48

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/228818 |title=Death of William Roscoe |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-23 09:51:48|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-228818

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...