Love token - Halsenell

Title

Love token - Halsenell

Subject

Numismatic object

Description

Image of a silver piece of eight, rubbed smooth and engraved with name, date, and an image of a ship in full sail. Side one: three-masted ship in full sail, with the phrase "Success to the Halsenell" inscribed above, in round hand. Side two: "C. Webster" and "1784" engraved in round hand, both with flourishes. Chop mark in the centre of side two.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Maidstone Museum Love token collection, Kent, England

Date

Unknown; engraved date: 1784

Contributor

Rev. R.W.H. Acworth

Rights

Maidstone Museum, Kent, England

Format

Silver piece of eight, 38 mm

Identifier

M161

Coverage

Eighteenth/ early nineteenth century

Files

M161Bcopy.jpg
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Date Added
June 20, 2013
Collection
Maidstone Museum
Item Type
Still Image
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Citation
Unknown, “Love token - Halsenell,” When this you see remember me, accessed May 18, 2024, https://lovetokens.omeka.net/items/show/167.