Medal Sir Eyre Coote's "Order of the 37th (Regt.)"
Date1774
Maker
Boulton & Fothergill
(medal)
partnership 1762-1782
Maker
John Westwood Sr.
(die maker)
d. 1792
OriginEngland, Birmingham
MediumGilt silver
DimensionsOH: 64 mm with loop; OW: 45 mm
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund
Object number2007-111
Label TextAlthough one of the few medals worn by British soldiers on the eve of the American Revolution, little is known about the "Order of the 37." Composed of the commissioned gentlemen leading the 37th Regiment of foot, the society's activities were likely limited to the drinking of toasts and the promotion of fraternity within the unit's officer corps.Shortly after this medal was struck, the 37th Regt. embarked for service in the rebellious American colonies, landing in the Carolinas in early 1776.
