Copper

Scope note

Use for the pure metallic element having the symbol Cu and atomic number 29; a reddish metal that is very malleable and ductile. Use also for this metal as processed and formed, usually in combination with other substances, to make various objects and materials.

This term has 15,886 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Object name
Object category

Getty AAT term number

300011020

Broader Terms used

<copper and copper alloy>

Term used for

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Louis XVI (1774-92) (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: Marie Antoinette (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Skidmore, John
Manufacturer: Skidmore, John

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Hancock, J. G. (Uncertain)
Manufacturer: Hancock, J. G. (Uncertain)

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: uncertain

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Hancock, J. G.

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Louis XVI (1774-92) (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: Marie Antoinette (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Metcalf, James O.
Manufacturer: Skidmore, John

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Wyon, Thomas
Issuer: Heath, Charles
Manufacturer: Kempson, Peter

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Ford (Uncertain)
Issuer: Philips (Uncertain)

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Wyon, Thomas
Manufacturer: Kempson, Peter
Place of use: England

An image of Penny

Penny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Jacobs, Benjamin
Issuer: Skidmore, John
Manufacturer: Skidmore, John

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Wyon, Thomas (Inferred)
Manufacturer: Kempson, Peter (Inferred)

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Mendoza, Daniel (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Spence, Thomas
Manufacturer: Skidmore, John (Inferred)

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: uncertain

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Bolingbroke, N.

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Hancock, J. G.
Issuer: Clarke, Thomas (Lancs, C18th)
Manufacturer: Hancock, J. G.

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Roe, Charles (Struck in the name of)

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Hibernian Mine Company

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Roe, Charles (Struck in the name of)
Manufacturer: Kempson, Peter (Inferred)

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Frederick Augustus, Duke of York (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Lutwyche, William
Manufacturer: Lutwyche, William (Uncertain)

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Arnold, F.
Issuer: Shepheard, Benjamin
Manufacturer: Lutwyche, William

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Wilkinson, John (Warks, C18th) (After)

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Dixon, Roger
Issuer: Shearer, Gilbert
Manufacturer: Boulton, Matthew

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Wyon, Thomas
Issuer: Stride, John
Manufacturer: Kempson, Peter

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Brent, Joseph (After)
Manufacturer: Pitt, James

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Gordon, George, Lord (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Spence, Thomas
Manufacturer: Skidmore, John (Inferred)

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