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London International Exhibition 1874

Medal
1874 (made)
Artist/Maker
Boehm, Joseph Edgar (Sir) (medallist)
Morgan, George T. (medallist)
Place of origin
England (made)

This bronze medal commeorates the London International Exhibition 1874 and is made by the medallist J.E. Boehm and George T. Morgan. This medal was presented to George Gammon Adams for a marble statuette of Ruth which was exhibited in the Section Sculpture British and Foreign, Class Ii (£200).

The exhibition opened on 6 April 1874 in the International Exhibition buildings, South Kensington. Many varied works were exhibited including books and leather work, silks and a large exhibition of pictures.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Royalty
Portraits
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleLondon International Exhibition 1874 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, International Exhibition, head of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales - exhibitor's medal awarded to G.G. Adams, by J.E. Boehm and George T. Morgan, English, 1874
Physical description
Obverse: Head of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales to left bareheaded and bearded. Inscribed and signed.
Reverse: View of Horticultural Society's buildings, Albert Hall and Albert Memorial. Inscribed.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 5.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ALBERT . PRINCE . OF . WALES . PRESIDENT' [signed] 'BOEHM / G. MORGAN. SC.' (obverse)
  • 'LONDON . ANNUAL . INTERNAITONAL . EXHIBITION . OF . ALL . FINE . ARTS . INDUSTRIES . AND . INVENTIONS' [dated] 'MDCCCLXXIV' [and] 'GEORGE G. ADAMS CATALOGUE NO. 2827' (reverse)
Object history
Given by Miss I.D. Adams, daughter of George Gammon Adams in 1980.
Historical context
This medal was presented to Adams for a marble statuette of Ruth which was exhibited in the Section Sculpture British and Foreign, Class Ii (£200).
Subject depicted
Albert Edward (Prince of Wales)
Summary
This bronze medal commeorates the London International Exhibition 1874 and is made by the medallist J.E. Boehm and George T. Morgan. This medal was presented to George Gammon Adams for a marble statuette of Ruth which was exhibited in the Section Sculpture British and Foreign, Class Ii (£200).

The exhibition opened on 6 April 1874 in the International Exhibition buildings, South Kensington. Many varied works were exhibited including books and leather work, silks and a large exhibition of pictures.
Bibliographic references
  • Brown, Lawrence. British Historical Medals 1837-1901 - Vol II, The Reign of Queen Victoria. London: 1987, cat.no. 2992
  • Fearon, D., Spink's Catalogue of British Commemorative Medals 1558 to the present day, Exeter, 1984, no. 323.3. 324.4, 325.5, p. 75
  • Taylor, Jeremy, The Architectural Medal. England in the Nineteenth Century, London, 1978, p. 153, no. 180b
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.227-1980

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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