Medal — William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington and 1st Baron Maryborough, Pistrucci, Benedetto, London, 1823
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1823
Medal — William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington and 1st Baron Maryborough, Pistrucci, Benedetto, London, 1823 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1823.
The museum's brief description reads: Medal, bronze, portrait of Lord Maryborough, Master of the Mint, by Benedetto Pistrucci, England (London), 1823. Museum description: Obverse: bare head of Lord Maryborough, facing right. Reverse: Inscription The museum record gives material recorded as bronze; measurements Diameter 5.07 cm; place associated: London; maker recorded: Pistrucci, Benedetto. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Pistrucci was an Italian gem engraver who worked at the Royal Mint from 1816 and later became Chief Engraver. The sitter here was a Master of the Mint. Pistrucci worked in a pared-down Neo-classical style and brought a continental influence to the English medal.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter 5.07 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Bronze, struck
- Maker recorded
- Pistrucci, Benedetto
- Place recorded
- London
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- 'IN . HONOREM / VIRI . PRAENOR . G . V . POLE / BARON . MARYBOROUGH / REBVS / MONET . PER . ANN . IX . PRAEPECTI / QVLNVMOS : BRITANN / LONGO . VSO . DETRITOS / NON . SOLVM . IN . PRISTINVM . NITOREM . RESTITVIT / SED / NOVOS . / SED / PVLCHRIORES . REDDIDIT / ET . QVI . IN . NVMIS . REMITTENDIS / IN . OMNES . PARTES . REGIONIS / EA . SAPIENTIA . REM . GESSIT . VT . VBIQVE . EODEM . FERE . TEMPORE / VETVS / MONETA / IN DESVETVDINEM . ABIIT / ATQVE . IN . PVBLICA . COMMODA . DITO . NOVA .…
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- A.100-1980
- Museum system number
- O111650
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
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.