Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Sculpture, Room 111, The Gilbert Bayes Gallery

Eric Gill

Medal
ca. 1925 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Eric Gill (1882–1940) was an innovative typographic designer and carver of lettering, as well as being an accomplished sculptor. The artist also engraved bookplates and may have met Gill through their shared occupation. There is a version of this medal in the National Portrait Gallery and in the British Museum.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEric Gill (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Struck white metal
Brief description
Medal, white metal, portrait of Eric Gill, by George Friend, England, ca. 1925
Physical description
Obverse: Engraved bust of Eric Gill the sculptor, facing 3/4 left, bearded, wearing spectacles, and a loose fitting smock. Inscsribed.
No reverse.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 4.2cm
Credit line
Given by John R. Fairbank as Executor of the Late Alfred Fairbank CBE
Object history
Given by John R Fairbank (as executor of the late Alfred Fairbank, C.B.E.), Hove, East Sussex, in 1982
Subject depicted
Summary
Eric Gill (1882–1940) was an innovative typographic designer and carver of lettering, as well as being an accomplished sculptor. The artist also engraved bookplates and may have met Gill through their shared occupation. There is a version of this medal in the National Portrait Gallery and in the British Museum.
Collection
Accession number
A.6-1982

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Record createdMay 4, 2005
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