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Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

Medal
1897 (made)
Artist/Maker
Grueber, Henry (medallist)
Place of origin
England (made)

This medal commemorates Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and was made by the Anglo-German medallist Henry Grueber in 1897.
The medal was issued by the Far Famed Cakes & Biscuits Company.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Royalty
Object type
Medal
TitleQueen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Copper
Copper
Brief description
Medal, copper, commemorating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, by Henry Grueber, English, 1897
Physical description
Obverse: bust of Queen Victoria, crowned, wearing the Order of the Garter. Inscribed.
Reverse: A winged figure of Fame flying over the edge of the globe, blowing a trumpet, from which issue the words FAR FAMED, and from which cakes are cascading down. She is carrying a scroll inscribed.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 3.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'TO COMMEMORATE. THE. 60TH. YEAR. OF. HER. MAJEST'S REIGN. 1897' [Signed] 'H. GRUEBER LONDON'
  • 'A.1. CAKES' (reverse, on scroll)
  • 'FAR FAMED CAKES & BISCUITS ARE THE BEST' (reverse)
Object history
This medal was given by M J Franklin Esq, London, in 1985.
Production
Anglo-German
Subject depicted
Victoria (Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India)
Summary
This medal commemorates Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and was made by the Anglo-German medallist Henry Grueber in 1897.
The medal was issued by the Far Famed Cakes & Biscuits Company.
Bibliographic reference
Forrer, L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, II, London, 1904, p. 319
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.7-1985

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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