Medal — Medal of the International Exhibition of 1862, England, 1862
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1862
Medal in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.5-2021), made in England, dated 1862, attributed to Daniel Maclise, Wyon, Leonard Charles. The museum's brief description reads: Medal of the International Exhibition of 1862, London, awarded to Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co, struck bronze, 72 mm, designed by Daniel Maclise, modelled and struck by Leonard C. Wyon.. Museum description: Medal, struck bronze. On the obverse is the allegorical figure of Britannia, seated and with a lion at her feet, surrounded with a group of figures representing industry, agriculture and the arts. On the reverse, within an oak wreath, is the inscription: '1862 LONDINI / HONORIS CAUSA' The museum records it as Struck bronze, measuring Diameter 72 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter 72 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Struck bronze
- Maker recorded
- Daniel Maclise, Wyon, Leonard Charles
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- A.5-2021
- Museum system number
- O1613593
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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