Description:These designs for halfpennies are by John Phillp. They show
No 13 HALFPENNY/38 pr lb/1802 around Royal Arms with garter
14 HALF PENNY/1802/38 around Royal Arms with garter
15 HALF PENNY/1802/38 around Royal Arms with garter
16 HALFPENNY/1802/38 around Royal Arms with garter
17 1802/38/HALFPENNY with a crown
18 HALF PENNY/38/1802 around four shields
19 HALF PENNY/1802 around a star bearing the number 38 with a crown above
This image is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). Phillp may have been Matthew Boulton's son but the evidence is inconclusive. He was born in Falmouth, Cornwall and came to Soho in 1793. Boulton paid for William Hollins to teach him architectural drawing in 1795. During his time at Soho he produced designs for silver, plate, medals and tokens.
Conservation and cleaning had to be undertaken on the album before it could be scanned and this was carried out as part of the Digital Handsworth Project.