Jernegan's Lottery Medal
Medal
1736 (made)
1736 (made)
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This lottery medal was made in 1736 and commemorates Caroline Brandenburg of Ansbach (1683-1737), who was born in Ansbach, Germany, and became the Queen Consort of George II of Great Britain in 1727. She was a great patron of the arts, surrounding herself with artists, writers and intellectuals, and commissioning work and collecting jewellery, such as cameos and intaglios.
John Sigismund Tanner was medallist and engraver to the London Mint for nearly forty years. He was a native of Saxe-Gotha and came to England in 1728. He died in London in 1775.
John Sigismund Tanner was medallist and engraver to the London Mint for nearly forty years. He was a native of Saxe-Gotha and came to England in 1728. He died in London in 1775.
Object details
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| Title | Jernegan's Lottery Medal (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Medal, Jernegan's Lottery, by John Sigismund Tanner, England, 1736 |
| Physical description | Medal depicts on the obverse: Minerva with spear and palm branch standing between a pile of arms and emblems of the arts and sciences. BOTH HANDS FILL'D FOR BRITAIN; in the exergue, GEORGE REIGNING. Reverse: Queen Caroline watering a grove of young palm trees. GROWING ARTS ADORN EMPIRE; in the exergue, CAROLINE PROTECTING. 1736. |
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| Object history | Given by Mrs. Glinn. |
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| Summary | This lottery medal was made in 1736 and commemorates Caroline Brandenburg of Ansbach (1683-1737), who was born in Ansbach, Germany, and became the Queen Consort of George II of Great Britain in 1727. She was a great patron of the arts, surrounding herself with artists, writers and intellectuals, and commissioning work and collecting jewellery, such as cameos and intaglios. John Sigismund Tanner was medallist and engraver to the London Mint for nearly forty years. He was a native of Saxe-Gotha and came to England in 1728. He died in London in 1775. |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in the Years 1905 - 1908. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, During the Year 1907, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition with Appendix and Indices. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, 1909, p. 33 |
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| Accession number | 196-1907 |
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| Record created | January 16, 2009 |
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