Medal (Prize medal for the Slade School of Art)
Medal
1888 (made)
1888 (made)
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This bronze medal of 1888 depicts a winged and draped female figure, holding a laurel wreath , and is an example of the prize medal presented by the Slade School of Art, University College London.
Lilian Vereker Hamilton was born Lilian Swainson in 1865. She studied at the Slade School of Arts and was the wife of the painter Vereker M. Hamilton.
Lilian Vereker Hamilton was born Lilian Swainson in 1865. She studied at the Slade School of Arts and was the wife of the painter Vereker M. Hamilton.
Object details
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| Title | Medal (Prize medal for the Slade School of Art) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze cast in relief |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, design of a prize medal for the Slade School of Arts, by Lilian Vereker Hamilton, England, 1888 |
| Physical description | A winged and draped female figure, holding a wreath of laurel. Below is the inscription .FORTES.FORTVNA.JVVAT. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'FORTES.FORTVNA.JVVAT' (Inscribed below the figure.) |
| Object history | A design for a prize medal for the Slade School of Art, University College, Gower Street. Bought, £2. |
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| Summary | This bronze medal of 1888 depicts a winged and draped female figure, holding a laurel wreath , and is an example of the prize medal presented by the Slade School of Art, University College London. Lilian Vereker Hamilton was born Lilian Swainson in 1865. She studied at the Slade School of Arts and was the wife of the painter Vereker M. Hamilton. |
| Bibliographic reference | Inventory of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in the Years 1903 - 1904. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, During the Year 1903, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition with Appendix and Indices. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Wyman and Sons, Limited, 1907, p. 52 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 316-1903 |
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| Record created | November 11, 2008 |
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