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plaque, lead

human history
  • Other Name

    Billy and Charley (common)

    Shadwell Forgery (common)

  • Description

    plaque [figure], (Billy and Charley); cast lead seal a forgery, one of many such, made by two imposters during the excavations for Thames Embankment.

    "made during excavations for the Thames Embarkment"; forgery of the type know as Billies & Charlies; counterfeit medieval plaque manufactured during the excavations of the Thames Embankment" (note on M530)

  • Place
    Shadwell/London/England
  • Accession Number
    1932.427
  • Accession Date
    1932
  • Other Id

    18350 (ethnology)

    M535 (miscellaneous)

    535 (miscellaneous)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

casting, lead, M535

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