Medal, England, 1854

Medal, England, 1854 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1854. The museum's brief description reads: Medal and box, bronze, leather and wood, England, 1854. Museum description: Bronze medal with leather and wooden box, medal depicts John Flaxman bust on front and a bas-relief on reverse depicting Mercury and Pandora above a city landscape, medal has slightly raised rim around the circumference, impressed inscription around medal edge, box is externally finished with dark brown leather and internally lined with a cream cushion on the cover and dark blue velvet on the base where the medal is positioned, box has metal hinge. The museum record gives material recorded as Metal; measurements Depth 5 mm; Diameter 55 mm; place associated: England. 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.