Medallion — Worthy Warrior medallion, Glastonbury Festival, 2016, United Kingdom, 2016
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
2016
Medallion in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.144-2020), made in United Kingdom, dated 2016. The museum's brief description reads: Worthy Warrior medallion, Glastonbury Festival, 2016. Museum description: Gold-coloured metal medallion embossed with laurel leaf design. At centre, on printed paper, a stylised image of a head in profile, wearing a helmet decorated with a Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament peace symbol, a pyramid, oak leaves and the words 'Worthy Warrior'. With green lanyard. The museum records it as Metal medallion with attached printed paper motif and polyester lanyard, measuring Width 5 cm; Height 5.5 cm; Length 48 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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- Catalogue references
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Historical context
Worthy Warrior medallion, Glastonbury Festival, 2016. The Worthy Warriors scheme was established by the Glastonbury Festival in 2016. It aimed to reduce the impact of 200,000 visitors on the Festival site at Worthy Farm, a working dairy farm. Ticket holders were encouraged to register as Worthy Warriors and promote a 'Love The Farm, Leave No Trace' environmental message. They worked with the Festival stewards, handing out recycling bags and bin bags and reminding others to keep the site clean. As the Festival's website pointed out, ‘It costs us £780,000 to dispose of all the rubbish left at the Festival. That's £780,000 less to Water Aid, Greenpeace or Oxfam – the main recipients of any profits made by Glastonbury.’ In 2016 Worthy Warriors were identified by a medal. At subsequent festivals Warriors received wristbands and t-shirts. s
Physical characteristics
- Material
- polyester, metal, paper
- Dimensions
- Width 5 cm; Height 5.5 cm; Length 48 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Metal medallion with attached printed paper motif and polyester lanyard
- Place recorded
- United Kingdom
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medallion
- Museum object number
- S.144-2020
- Museum system number
- O1530598
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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