Gold chain

Gold chain awarded to William Penn (senior) by Parliament in 1653 with the related medal, the chain then being worth £100. According to the ODNB entry on Penn a further £30 followed but whether this was added as further links to the chain is not stated. The links are figure-8s, opposed by the two parts being at right angles. (It is here shown on stand on which it was displayed in the 1990s Treasury in the QH basement: MEC1115.2 is the fitted box in which it was previously kept).

Object Details

ID: MEC1115.1
Type: Gold chain
Display location: Display - QH
Creator: Thomas Simon
Date made: 1653
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. On loan from a private collection.
Measurements: Overall: 140 mm x 355 mm x 330 mm; Box: 76 mm x 113 mm x 312 mm
Parts: Naval reward medal (Naval Reward medal)
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