Medal — Exhibitors medal for 1851 Exhibition, England, dated 1851
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
dated 1851
Medal in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 6034-1852), made in England, dated dated 1851, attributed to Wyon, William. The museum's brief description reads: Bronze medal of the Exhibition of 1851, obv. bust of The Prince Consort, by William Wyon, dated 1851.
Museum description: Bronze medal of the Exhibition of 1851, obv. bust of The Prince Consort, by William Wyon, dated 1851, on the reverse the globe and an inscription The museum records it as Struck bronze, measuring Diameter 45 mm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Historical context
This is a bronze medal by medallist William Edward Wyon and was intended for distribution to the exhibitors of the Great Exhibition of 1851. The obverse depicts the bust of Prince Consort and on the reverse is the globe and an inscription.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter 45 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Struck bronze
- Maker recorded
- Wyon, William
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- 6034-1852
- Museum system number
- O102909
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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