The John Charles Robinson Medal
Model
2002 (manufactured)
2002 (manufactured)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This is a wax model for the medal commemorating John Charles Robinson (1824-1913) that the V&A commissioned from the artist Felicity Powell in 2002, with funds donated from an anonymous donor. Robinson was Curator of Sculpture at the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) and acquired many important works for the collection in the 1850s and 1860s. On the reverse of the actual medal the artist has used as inspiration the hands from the carved figures in the Annunciation by Arnolfo di Cambio of about 1300. Robinson bought this work for the Museum in 1861 (see inv.no.7563-1861). The reverse replicates the handwriting of John Charles Robinson taken from his letter, dated 6 September 1886, Madrid to the Museum, 'Now Is the Time'. This wax model represents the final stage of the design process. For further entries relating to the processes involved in the making of the medal, see museum numbers A.5 to A.10-2002, and A.10-2004.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The John Charles Robinson Medal (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Wax |
| Brief description | Model, wax, for the John Charles Robinson medal (A.5-2002), by Felicity Powell, England, 2002 |
| Physical description | A green wax model at one stage of the development of the design of the Robinson medal. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Now is the Time' (Decoration; on face of medal) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This is a wax model for the medal commemorating John Charles Robinson (1824-1913) that the V&A commissioned from the artist Felicity Powell in 2002, with funds donated from an anonymous donor. Robinson was Curator of Sculpture at the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) and acquired many important works for the collection in the 1850s and 1860s. On the reverse of the actual medal the artist has used as inspiration the hands from the carved figures in the Annunciation by Arnolfo di Cambio of about 1300. Robinson bought this work for the Museum in 1861 (see inv.no.7563-1861). The reverse replicates the handwriting of John Charles Robinson taken from his letter, dated 6 September 1886, Madrid to the Museum, 'Now Is the Time'. This wax model represents the final stage of the design process. For further entries relating to the processes involved in the making of the medal, see museum numbers A.5 to A.10-2002, and A.10-2004. |
| Bibliographic reference | Trusted, Marjorie, ed. The Making of Sculpture. The Materials and Techniques of European Sculpture. London: 2007, p. 78, pl. 119 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.11-2004 |
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| Record created | October 5, 2004 |
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