Medal
Medal
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The obverse of a silvered bronze medal, showing a portrait bust of Sir J.Pope Hennessy. Pope Hennessy was a British politician and colonial administrator who served as the 8th Governor of Hong Kong from 1877 to 1882. This medal is the work of Louis Oscar Roty, the leading French medallist of the late nineteenth century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Medal |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, obv, bronze, silvered, Sir John Pope Hennessy. Roty. |
| Physical description | Obverse of medal, bronze, struck from a die, and silvered; portrait bust to right of Sir J.P Hennessy, with the legend SIR JOHN POPE HENNESSY. Signed 'O. Roty.' |
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| Object history | Bought together with Nos. 659-1894 to 684-1894 for £159. 4s. 1d. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The obverse of a silvered bronze medal, showing a portrait bust of Sir J.Pope Hennessy. Pope Hennessy was a British politician and colonial administrator who served as the 8th Governor of Hong Kong from 1877 to 1882. This medal is the work of Louis Oscar Roty, the leading French medallist of the late nineteenth century. |
| Associated object | |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1894. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1895. pp. 100 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 682-1894 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2009 |
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