William Cotton (1786–1866)
William Cotton (1786–1866)
William Cotton (1786–1866)
William Cotton (1786–1866)
William Cotton (1786–1866)
William Cotton (1786–1866)
William Cotton (1786–1866)
William Cotton (1786–1866)
William Cotton (1786–1866)

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Governor of the Bank of England from 1842 to 1845. He was also an enthusiastic inventor. While working at the Bank he invented a new machine for weighing gold sovereigns. It could weigh twenty-three coins every minute to an accuracy of one ten-thousandth of a grain.

Bank of England Museum

London

Title

William Cotton (1786–1866)

Date

1855

Medium

marble

Measurements

H 34 x W 18 x D 11 cm;
Plinth: H 14 x W 10 x D 10 cm

Accession number

1776

Acquisition method

purchased by the Bank of England, 1928

Work type

Bust

Signature/marks description

on reverse: M. NOBLE

Inscription description

on reverse of shoulders: WILLIAM COTTON ESQUIRE

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