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Juror's medal for 1851 Exhibition

Medal
dated 1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Wyon, William (medallist)
Adams, George Gammon (medallist)
Place of origin
England (made)

This bronze medal is a juror's medal for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The obverse depicts the busts of Queen Victoria and Prince Consort and is made by William Wyon.
The reverse shows Fame attended by Commerce crowning a kneeling figure of Industry and is signed G.G. Adams.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Royalty
Great Exhibition
Portraits
Object type
Medal
TitleJuror's medal for 1851 Exhibition
Materials and techniques
Struck bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Bronze medal of the Exhibition of 1851, obv. busts of the Queen and Prince Consort, by William Wyon and George Gammon Adams, dated 1851
Physical description
Bronze medal of the Exhibition of 1851, obv. busts of the Queen and Prince Consort, by William Wyon, dated 1851, on the reverse Fame attended by Commerce crowning a kneeling figure of Industry and signed G.G. Adams.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 2.5in
Marks and inscriptions
'PULCHER ET ILLE LABOR PALMA DECORARE LABOREM' (Reverse)
Translation
'It is a pleasant duty to honour work'
Credit line
Given by the Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851
Object history
Historical significance: This is the Juror's medal of the Exhibition
Subjects depicted
Victoria (Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India)
Albert Francis Augustus Charles Emmanuel (Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain,)
Industry
Commerce
Fame
Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations
Summary
This bronze medal is a juror's medal for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The obverse depicts the busts of Queen Victoria and Prince Consort and is made by William Wyon.
The reverse shows Fame attended by Commerce crowning a kneeling figure of Industry and is signed G.G. Adams.
Bibliographic references
  • Brown, Lawrence: British Historical Medals 1837 - 1901, London, 1987, p. 171, No. 2464
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1852. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 26.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
6033-1852

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Record createdAugust 27, 2004
Record URL
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