Medal — The International Exhibition medal, England, 1862
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1862
Medal in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.215-1969), made in England, dated 1862, attributed to Wyon, Leonard Charles. The museum's brief description reads: Medal int exh 1862 britannia arts sciences/inscrp; Medal, Bronze, English, 19th cent, L.C.Wyon, 1862.. Museum description: Medal, bronze. Obverse side, Britannia seated left, receiving gifts from kneeling figures. Three female figures standing to the right, the British lion crouched in the foreground. On the reverse side there is an inscription within a closed wreath, 1862/ LONDINI/ HONORIS/ CAUSA (PRESENTED AT LONDON BECAUSE OF DISTINCTION) The museum records it as Bronze, measuring Diameter 7.62 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 medal was awarded to the firm of Purdie, Cowtan and Co and is inscribed on the rim. The design of the reverse showing Britannia is by the painter D.Maclise, R.A.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter 7.62 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Bronze
- Maker recorded
- Wyon, Leonard Charles
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- A.215-1969
- Museum system number
- O311816
Catalogue references
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