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Medal

1851 (dated)
Artist/Maker

The obverse of this medal is made by Edward William Wyon and the reverse by Lawrence C. Wyon.

Five medals were presented as part of the various prizes awarded to those connected with the exhibition in 1851. A small number of these five medals were made up into sets and presented to the twenty-four Commissioners who were responsible for the organisation of the exhibition. The president of the Commissioners was Prince Albert, whose set is now in the V&A and an additional set, presented to Queen Victoria, is in the Royal Collection.
The medals are housed in a presentation box bound in red leather with heavy brass hinges and clasps with gilt tooling and lined with blue velvet and watered silk. The silk inside the lid is inscribed with gold lettering naming the recipient


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Bronze medal, of the Great Exhibiton of 1851, by W. Wyon
Physical description
Medal depicts: Obv., busts of The Queen and Prince Consort, by W. Wyon; rev., an erect female figure crowned, holding wreaths; on either side impersonations of Art and Industry. Signed, Bonnardel, Inv.: Doamrd, Sculp. Given by the Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 8.89cm
Marks and inscriptions
Obv., busts of The Queen and Prince Consort, by W. Wyon; rev., an erect female figure crowned, holding wreaths; on either side impersonations of Art and Industry. Signed, Bonnardel. Inv.: Doamrd, Sculp.
Object history
Five medals were presented as part of the various prizes awarded to those connected with the exhibition in 1851. A small number of these five medals were made up into sets and presented to the twenty-four Commissioners who were responsible for the organisation of the exhibition.
Production
Obverse made by Wyon, William, reverse by Wyon, Lawrence C.
Subjects depicted
Summary
The obverse of this medal is made by Edward William Wyon and the reverse by Lawrence C. Wyon.

Five medals were presented as part of the various prizes awarded to those connected with the exhibition in 1851. A small number of these five medals were made up into sets and presented to the twenty-four Commissioners who were responsible for the organisation of the exhibition. The president of the Commissioners was Prince Albert, whose set is now in the V&A and an additional set, presented to Queen Victoria, is in the Royal Collection.
The medals are housed in a presentation box bound in red leather with heavy brass hinges and clasps with gilt tooling and lined with blue velvet and watered silk. The silk inside the lid is inscribed with gold lettering naming the recipient
Bibliographic references
  • Brown, Lawrence. British Historical Medals 1837-1901. The Reign of Queen Victoria. London, 1987, p. 170.
  • 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
Accession number
6031-1852

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Record createdMarch 13, 2008
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