Convict token – Elizabeth Catchpole, 1830
Questions
1. We don’t have any information about Elizabeth Catchpole, but we know that convicts sent tokens to friends and family members. Who did she send hers to – and why do you think she sent it to this person?
2. If you were a convict, about to be sent to the other side of the world, who would you create a token for? Draw some designs for the front and back of your token.
Diameter: 40mm, thickness: 4mm
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Token with a border of stippled leaves and flowers and five lines of stippled text: TURNKEYSS |
Token with a border of stippled leaves and flowers and four lines of stippled text, ornamented with leaves and flourishes. The top and bottom lines are curved: ELIZABETH
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