Radio Industries Club Award

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Artist/Maker	The Television and Radio Industries Club (commissioned)
Place of origin	Great Britain (designed and made)

A silver dish with a decorated handle featuring two entwined snakes and featuring an inscription in the bottom of the dish. Presented as an award to Ronnie Barker by the Radio Industries Club for Television Personality of the Year 1974.

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Categories	Metalwork Theatre Entertainment & Leisure
Object type	Award
Title	Radio Industries Club Award (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Silver
Brief description	A silver dish with a decorative handle, awarded to Ronnie Barker by Radio Industries Club for Television Personality of the Year 1974.
Physical description	A silver dish with a decorative handle featuring two intwined snakes. With an inscription in the bottom of the dish detailling the award. Also features four makers stamps.
Dimensions	Whole height: 2.2cm (approx.) Whole diameter: 9cm (approx. ) Whole including handle width: 11.2cm (approx.)
Marks and inscriptions	'RONNIE BARKER / Winner of the Radio Industries Club Award for Television Personality of the Year (BBC) 1974' (In the bottom of the dish.)
Credit line	Given by Charlotte Barker, daughter of the late Ronald Barker OBE.
Object history	Awarded to Ronnie Barker by the Radio Industries Club in 1974. Came to the V&A as part of the Ronnie Barker Collection.
Subjects depicted	The Television and Radio Industries Club Ronald Barker
Summary	A silver dish with a decorated handle featuring two entwined snakes and featuring an inscription in the bottom of the dish. Presented as an award to Ronnie Barker by the Radio Industries Club for Television Personality of the Year 1974.
Other number	THM/407/11
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.269-2012

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Record created	April 4, 2012
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1245438/radio-industries-club-award-award-the-television-and/

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