Charles Robert Leslie
Alfred Benjamin Wyon
(British, 1837–1884)
1870
Object PlaceLondon, Great Britain
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 56 mm (2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Henry G. Pickering
Accession number26.800
ClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "*C.R.LESLIE R.A.BORN 1794 DIED 1859*" and "ART UNION OF LONDON 1870" and under bust "A.B.WYON SC.".
Reverse: Inscribed at proper right "C.R.LESLIE R.A.[ ]", at proper left "A.B.WYON SC.", and in exergue "THE SENTRY BOX".ProvenanceBy 1926, Henry G. Pickering; 1926, gift of Henry G. Pickering to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 2, 1926)
