Medal — Prize Medal, Boston, 1876
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1876
Medal in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 2-1878), made in Boston, dated 1876, attributed to Mitchell, Henry. The museum's brief description reads: Prize medal, bronze struck, by Henry Mitchell, USA (possibly Boston), 1876.
Museum description: This bronze prize medal designed by Henry Mitchell, was awarded from the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition held in 1876. The obverse side, bordered with stars and medallions symbolising the four quarters of the globe, shows a seated figure of Peace, holding out a wreath in one hand and resting the other on the shield of America. On the reverse side the inscription reads International Exhibition, Philadelphia MDCCCLXXVI (1876).
The museum records it as Bronze, struck, measuring Diameter 7.5 cm; Depth 1 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Historical context
This bronze prize medal designed by Henry Mitchell, was awarded from the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition held in 1876. The obverse side, bordered with stars and medallions symbolising the four quarters of the globe, shows a seated figure of Peace, holding out a wreath in one hand and resting the other on the shield of America. On the reverse side the inscription reads International Exhibition, Philadelphia MDCCCLXXVI (1876).
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter 7.5 cm; Depth 1 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Bronze, struck
- Maker recorded
- Mitchell, Henry
- Place recorded
- Boston
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- 2-1878
- Museum system number
- O40035
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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