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Henry Grattan

(French, 1761–1844)
about 1800
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 49 mm (1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of J. B. How
Accession number17.155
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "HENRY GRATTAN" and under bust "GALLE F". Reverse: Inscribed at center "IN MEMORY/OF/THE SHORT PERIOD/OF/IRELAND'S/INDEPENDENCE./---/"I SAY BY ITS CRADLE,/I FOLLOWED ITS HEARSE"/GRATTAN".
ProvenanceBy 1917, J. B. How; 1917, bequest of J. B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 18, 1917)
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