Late Victorian silver Scottish prize medal, Kilmarnock Farmer's Society 1899
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1899
This late Victorian silver prize medal was awarded by the Kilmarnock Farmer's Society in 1899 for the 'Best One Year Old Filly'. The award was presented to J. C.
Cunninghame Esq., a noted breeder of Clydesdale horses and owner of the prize-winning filly 'Choir-Belle'. The medal features an ornate oval design topped with a crown suspension loop. The central portion of the medal contains an engraved inscription detailing the award and the recipient, accompanied by a crest. The piece is crafted from silver and comes in its original fitted presentation case, which features a blue velvet interior and the maker's name printed on the inside of the lid.
The medal measures 8.7cm in length and weighs approximately 65 grams. It bears a maker's mark for John Cameron and Son, manufacturing jewellers of King Street, Kilmarnock.
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Physical characteristics
- Length
- 8.7cm
- Weight
- 65g
- Material
- silver
Technical characteristics
- Maker mark
- John Cameron and Son
Design
- Motifs
- crest, crown
- Inscription
- Best One Year Old Filly, Kilmarnock Farmer's Society 1899, J. C. Cunninghame Esq.
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- John Cameron and Son
Catalogue references
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