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Chinese Chow Club

Medal
ca. 1912 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This silver medal was issued as a prize medal of the Chinese Chow Club, which was founded in 1912, and is made by an unknown artist in England in ca. 1912. The recipient's name field within the balloon on the reverse is left blank.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleChinese Chow Club (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silver
Brief description
Medal, silver, Chinese Chow Club, English, ca. 1912
Physical description
Obverse: Chinese man is seated centrally and holds a banner with inscription. To his left and right two dogs face him. Inscription.
Reverse: Inscribed within a balloon or Chinese lantern.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 3.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'FOVNDED 1912' [and] 'CHINESE CHOW CLUB' (obverse)
  • 'AWARDED TO' [recipient's name left blank] (reverse)
Object history
Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1980.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This silver medal was issued as a prize medal of the Chinese Chow Club, which was founded in 1912, and is made by an unknown artist in England in ca. 1912. The recipient's name field within the balloon on the reverse is left blank.
Collection
Accession number
A.65-1980

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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