Medal commemorating The Theatre
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
2010
An interesting example of the contemporary use of medals to raise awareness to and fund a project supporting the arts, this medal was struck to fund the building of a new theatre in Shoreditch.
The medal was designed by portrait sculptor David Cornell with the assistance of Pamela Roditi, and struck by the Tower Mint. On the obverse is Shakespeare, with an image of the new theatre to be built. On the reverse, Queen Elizabeth I is seen in profile, holding an image of The Theatre in her hand instead of the orb. This theatre, where the first perfomance of Romeo and Juliet took place, was dismantled in 1598 and moved to the London borough of Southwark, where it was known as the Globe Theatre.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Diameter 36 mm
- Materials and techniques
- Struck base metal
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- London
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O1224901
- Museum object number
- A.5-2011
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
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