West and Son
1880
Function: Die sinkers
Policy: Listed as a 'Die-Sinkers at Belfast'. The firm's signature appears on the 'Boycott Medal' (1990), of which seventy-one were struck, and sixty-seven were presented to men who served in the expedition. See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), pp. 456-457.
Descriptions of Business or Institution
Listed under Medallists Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin, Gem, and Seal-Engravers, Mint Masters, &c., Ancient and Modern with References to their Works, B.C. 500 - A.D. 1900, Volume VI, 1916 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Listed as a firm of Die Sinkers. See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), pp. 456-457.
Citing this record
'West and Son', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib4_1239891927, accessed 22 Jun 2021]
