Prince Consort

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Artist/Maker	Wiener, Charles (maker)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

This medal depicts the bust of Albert, Prince Consort and is made by Charles Wiener in memory of the Prince Consort's founding of two international exhibitions, 1851 and 1862.
Charles Wiener (1832-1888) was the brother of Jacques and Leopold Wiener of the Wiener family, a Jewish-Flemish family of artists and engravers.

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Categories	Coins & Medals Royalty Sculpture
Object type	Medal
Title	Prince Consort (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Bronze Bronze
Brief description	Medal, bronze, bust of Prince Consort, by Charles Wiener, ca. 1862
Physical description	This medal depicts on the obverse the bust to the left of Prince Consort and on the reverse a wreath of oak leaves with inscription.
Dimensions	Diameter: 6.98cm
Object history	Struck in memory of the Prince Consort's founding of two international exhibitions (1951 and 1962). Bought, 12s in 1862.
Summary	This medal depicts the bust of Albert, Prince Consort and is made by Charles Wiener in memory of the Prince Consort's founding of two international exhibitions, 1851 and 1862. Charles Wiener (1832-1888) was the brother of Jacques and Leopold Wiener of the Wiener family, a Jewish-Flemish family of artists and engravers.
Associated object	7989-1862 (Duplicate)
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	7990-1862

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O311645/prince-consort-medal-wiener-charles/

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