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"Great Eastern" steamship
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"Great Eastern" steamship

1859
Object PlaceGreat Britain
Medium/TechniqueMetal; white metal
DimensionsCoin or medal: 31 mm, 12h
Credit LineBequest of Henry G. Pickering
Accession number26.541
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed above "GREAT EASTERN" and below "1859". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "DESIGNED BY I.K.BRUNEL" and "BUILT BY SCOTT RUSSELL.", in wreath at edge "LENGTH 692 FEET." and "BREADTH 83 FEET.", at center "DEPTH/58 FEET./TONNAGE/23.000", and below "MERRIAM". ProvenanceBy 1926, Henry G. Picerking; 1926, bequest of Henry G. Pickering to the MFA.