White metal

Scope note

Alloy predominantly of tin, usually of 92% tin and 8% antimony, having a white or silvery appearance.

This term has 798 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material

Getty AAT term number

300010998

Broader Terms used

Term used for

alloy, lead-antimony-tin
lead-antimony-tin alloy
metal, white

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Death of Sir Robert Peel

Maker(s)

Engraver: Pinches, Thomas R.

King George III Enters the Fiftieth Year of His Reign. 1809.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George III (1760-1820)
Engraver: Halliday, Thomas

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Southport 1911 Coronation Medal

Maker(s)

Ruler: George V (1910-1936)
Maker: Restall, J.A.
Production place: Birmingham

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The Cenotaph

Maker(s)

Engraver: Doman, C. L. J.

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United Kingdom

Death of Sir Joseph Priestley

Maker(s)

Engraver: Halliday, Thomas

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Completion of Birmingham Town Hall

Coronation of Queen Victoria. 1838.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)

Opening of Crystal Palace Sydenham

Maker(s)

Engraver: Pinches, J.

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Battle of Trafalgar Medal Viscount Horatio Nelson, Boulton Trafalgar Medal

Maker(s)

Engraver: Kuchler, C. H.

King George III Preserved From Assassination. 1800.

Maker(s)

Ruler: George III (1760-1820)
Engraver: Kempson, Peter

Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. 1897.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Engraver: Spink and Son Ltd
Engraver: Bowcher, Frank

International Exhibition

Maker(s)

Engraver: Dowler, G.

Opening of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham.

Maker(s)

Engraver: Pinches, J.

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The Majority of Sir John Ramsden. 1852.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)

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Jarrow 1911 Coronation Medal

Maker(s)

Ruler: George V (1910-1936)
Maker: Fattorini, Bolton
Production place: Birmingham

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Battle of Seringapatam

Maker(s)

Engraver: Kuchler, C. H.

Marriage of the Duke of York

Maker(s)

Engraver: The Mint Birmingham Ltd

Tercentenary of the first published English Bible translated by Coverdale in 1535

Maker(s)

Engraver: Davis, J.

Union of Ireland with Great Britain

Maker(s)

Engraver: Hancock, John
Engraver: Kempson, Peter

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The Prince of Wales. 1850. (Trial)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Engraver: Wyon, Leonard Charles

Prince Albert Installed as Chancellor of Cambridge University. 1847.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Maker: Peters, J.

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Tribute to Robert Ferguson of Raith

Maker(s)

Engraver: Bain, F.

Re-opening of the Royal Exchange Queen Victoria

Maker(s)

Engraver: Wyon, William

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