John Pinches Snr
Born 1825 (Circa)
Died 22 April 1905
Active: 1846 - 1905
Country of birth and death: Great Britain
Die-sinker, medallist
Born, studied and worked in Birmingham. Died in Lambeth, London.
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1847 - 1860
Exhibited 3 times (1847, 1854 and 1860), in each case a single impression of a medal.
Institutional and Business Connections
Employed at The Birmingham Mint Limited
Pinches worked for the Birmingham Mint. See Forrer, vol. 4, (1909), p. 548, no dates are given.
Worked with Waterlow and Sons Limited
Pinches engraved a medal issued by Waterlow and Sons for the 'Opening of the Imperial Institute' (1892). See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), pp. 388-389.
Personal and Professional Connections
Brother/sibling of Francis Pinches
See Forrer, vol. 4, (1909), pp. 547-548.
Employed William George de Saulles
1884 - 1888
See Forrer, vol. 4, (1909), p. 548.
Employee of Leonard Cure Wyon
1851
Forrer states that after leaving the employment of William Wyon 1846-1851, Pinches was 'ocassionally employed by Leonard C. Wyon'. See Forrer, vol. 4, (1909), p. 548.
Mother/father/parent of John Harvey Pinches
See Forrer, vol. 4, (1909), p. 547.
Sister/sibling of Theophilus Pinches
See Forrer, vol. 4, (1909), p. 547.
Sister/sibling of Thomas Ryan Pinches
See Forrer, vol. 4, (1909), p. 547.
Sister/sibling of William Pinches
See Forrer, vol. 4, (1909), p. 547.
Descriptions of Practice
Listed as medallist 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 IV, 1909 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Listed as a die-sinker and medallist. Forrer lists numerous medals that were produced by Pinches between 1853 and 1857. Pinches studied under W. J. Taylor at Birmingham and worked at the Royal Mint under William Wyon from c. 1846 to 1851. See Forrer, vol. 4, (1909), p. 548.
Listed as medallist 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 VIII, 1930 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Forrer notes that the artist exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, in 1847, 1854 and 1860. See vol. 8, (1930), p. 133.
Citing this record
'John Pinches Snr', 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/person.php?id=msib4_1239109562, accessed 28 Sep 2023]
