Thomas Halliday (engraver)
Thomas Halliday (c.1780 - c.1854) was an English coin and medal engraver associated with the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.[1]
Halliday worked as an engraver at the Soho Mint in Handsworth, West Midlands.[2] Following this, he set up his own business moving to numerous locations throughout Birmingham before settling at Newhall Street until his death.[3] He had many apprentices including Peter Wyon, a member of a large family of engravers.[4]
Engraver of Canadian colonial tokens[]
Halliday is known to have engraved dies for a number of copper tokens that were used in pre-Confederation Canada. These include the Bust and Commerce series, the Pure Copper Preferable to Paper series, and the “R.H. tokens” among others.[5]
References[]
- ^ Flynn, Brendan (2014). RBSA: A Place for Art: The story of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. Liverpool: Callprint. p. 52.
- ^ "Biography for Thomas Halliday". Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery. Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ "Thomas Halliday (Biographical details)". British Museum. British Museum. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ Weiss, Benjamin. "English Medallists". Historical and Commemorative Medals Collection of Benjamin Weiss. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ Grawey, Tim (December 26, 2017). "Halliday's work, influence seen throughout Canadian coinage". Canadian Coin News. Trajan Publishing. p. 8.
Categories:
- Members and Associates of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
- 19th-century engravers
- English engravers
- People from Handsworth, West Midlands
- 1780 births
- 1854 deaths
- English artist stubs