Union Club Prize Medal
Medal
1863 (made)
1863 (made)
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This medal was issued as a prize medal by the Union Club and is made by Karl Friedrich Voigt, in Rome in 1863.
Voigt (1800-1874) was a German medallist and gem-engraver. He was a very prolific engraver and his work is among the best of the 19th century. After Berlin he worked in London at the Royal Mint, then he travelled via Paris and Milan to Rome. From 1830 to 1857 he worked at the Royal Mint in Munich, before going back to Rome, where he executed several dies for the Papal Mint.
Voigt (1800-1874) was a German medallist and gem-engraver. He was a very prolific engraver and his work is among the best of the 19th century. After Berlin he worked in London at the Royal Mint, then he travelled via Paris and Milan to Rome. From 1830 to 1857 he worked at the Royal Mint in Munich, before going back to Rome, where he executed several dies for the Papal Mint.
Object details
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| Title | Union Club Prize Medal (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, Union Club Prize Medal, by Karl Friedrich Voigt, Italo-German, made in Rome, 1863 |
| Physical description | Obverse: Reclining male figure representing the river Tiber. He holds a paddle in right hand and rests on an urn from which water flows. Romulus and Remus, suckled by a wolf, are depicted in the background. Inscription. Reverse: Inscription. |
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| Object history | Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1980. |
| Production | Italo-German |
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| Summary | This medal was issued as a prize medal by the Union Club and is made by Karl Friedrich Voigt, in Rome in 1863. Voigt (1800-1874) was a German medallist and gem-engraver. He was a very prolific engraver and his work is among the best of the 19th century. After Berlin he worked in London at the Royal Mint, then he travelled via Paris and Milan to Rome. From 1830 to 1857 he worked at the Royal Mint in Munich, before going back to Rome, where he executed several dies for the Papal Mint. |
| Bibliographic reference | Forrer, L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, VI, London, p. 305 |
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| Accession number | A.87-1980 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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