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National medal for success in Art.

Medal
1897 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bowcher, Frank (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

This is a National Competition medal of the Department of Science and Art. On the obverse there is the inscription VICTORIA BY THE GRACE OF GOD QVEEN & EMPRESS 1897 and a crowned and laureated bust of Queen Victoria. On the reverse an inscription within a laurel wreath which reads NATIONAL MEDAL FOR SVCCESS IN ART AWARDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleNational medal for success in Art.
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, National medal for success in Art, Queen Victoria.
Physical description
Medal, bronze, struck from a die; National Competition medal of the Department of Science and Art. Obv.: VICTORIA BY THE GRACE OF GOD QVEEN & EMPRESS 1897. Crowned and laureated bust of Queen Victoria. Signed on the truncation F B[owcher]. Rev.: NATIONAL MEDAL FOR SVCCESS IN ART AWARDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART. Inscription within a laurel wreath.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 2in
Subject depicted
Victoria (Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India)
Summary
This is a National Competition medal of the Department of Science and Art. On the obverse there is the inscription VICTORIA BY THE GRACE OF GOD QVEEN & EMPRESS 1897 and a crowned and laureated bust of Queen Victoria. On the reverse an inscription within a laurel wreath which reads NATIONAL MEDAL FOR SVCCESS IN ART AWARDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART.
Bibliographic reference
List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1898. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Wyman and Sons. 1902. pp.161-2
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
1027A-1898

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
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