King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria
This is almost certainly one of a set (usually 36) of similar, if not identical, pattern. These "counters" were issued by Royal license, and were used for reckoning particularly at "play."
Artwork Details
- Title: King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria
- Maker: Simon de Passe (Dutch, Cologne ca. 1595–1647 Copenhagen)
- Date: ca. 1630
- Culture: British
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: Diameter: 9/16 in. (15 mm.)
- Classification: Coins
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Wait, 1907
- Object Number: 07.124.11
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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