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'For Services' medal for 1851 Exhibition

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

This medal was issued for the occasion of the Great Exhibition and was a medal for distribution in acknowledgement of services rendered.

It is made by William Edward Wyon and shows on the obverse the bust of the Prince Consort, dated 1851 and on the reverse an inscription.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Great Exhibition
Royalty
Portraits
Object type
Medal
Title'For Services' medal for 1851 Exhibition
Materials and techniques
Struck bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Bronze medal of the Exhibition of 1851, obv. bust of The Prince Consort, by William Wyon, dated 1851
Physical description
Bronze medal of the Exhibition of 1851, obv. bust of The Prince Consort, dated 1851, on the reverse an inscription
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 50mm
Credit line
Given by the Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851
Object history
Historical significance: This is a medal for distribution in acknowledgement of services rendered
Subjects depicted
Albert Francis Augustus Charles Emmanuel (Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain,)
Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations
Summary
This medal was issued for the occasion of the Great Exhibition and was a medal for distribution in acknowledgement of services rendered.

It is made by William Edward Wyon and shows on the obverse the bust of the Prince Consort, dated 1851 and on the reverse an inscription.
Bibliographic reference
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
6035-1852

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Record createdAugust 27, 2004
Record URL
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