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Die - Die for the Council Medal for 1851 Exhibition
  • Die for the Council Medal for 1851 Exhibition
    William Wyon, born 1795 - died 1851
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Die for the Council Medal for 1851 Exhibition

  • Object:

    Die

  • Place of origin:

    England, Great Britain (made)

  • Date:

    1851 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    William Wyon, born 1795 - died 1851 (medallists)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Steel

  • Credit Line:

    Given by the Royal Commissioners for the 1851 Exhibition

  • Museum number:

    A.80-1921

  • Gallery location:

    Sculpture, room 111, case DR12

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This steel working die was used in the production of the obverse of the official 1851 Exhibition medal, the Council medal (6029-1852). This die, together with other dies in the Museum (A73 to A82-1921), was given by the Royal Commissioners for the 1851 Exhibition.

Physical description

Die for the medal, bust of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (made)

Date

1851 (made)

Artist/maker

William Wyon, born 1795 - died 1851 (medallists)

Materials and Techniques

Steel

Dimensions

Height: 1.25 in, Diameter: 6.5 in

Descriptive line

Die for Council Medal, steel, by William Wyon, 1851.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Trusted, Majorie. ed. The Making of Sculpture: the Materials and Techniques of European Sculpture. London: V&A Publications, 2007. p. 79. pl. 123.
Brown, Laurence. A Catalogue of British Historical Medals 1837-1901. London, 1987. Volume II. The Reign of Queen Victoria. p. 1987. p. 170. nos. 2460, 2461.
Allen, Leslie Lewis, The World's Show: Coincraft's Catalogue of Crystal Palace Medals and Tokens, 1851-1936, London: 2000, pp. 31-33, HP-A001 p.34.
Regarding the official medals and 6028-1852
Expo 2010 Shanghai China, World Exposition Museum, Shanghai, 2010, p.100.

Exhibition History

Expo 2010 Shanghai China (World Expo Museum, Shanghai 01/01/2005-31/10/2010)

Materials

Steel

Subjects depicted

Victoria, Queen; Albert Francis Augustus Charles Emmanuel (Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain,)

Categories

Sculpture; Coins & Medals; Great Exhibition

Collection code

SCP

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