Model
ca. 1895 - ca. 1908 (made)
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This is the positive plaster model [the negative being museum number A.18-1991] probably for the R.I.B.A. medal, made by George Frampton. At the circumference is inscribed the motto of the R.I.B.A., which translates into: 'for the use of citizens and the adornment of cities'.
Sir George James Frampton (1860-1928) was an English sculptor, medallist and decorative artist. He worked in an architects office before being apprenticed to a firm of architectural masons. He studied modelling a the London School of Art under W.S. Frith, and in 1881 entered the Royal Academy Schools, where he won a gold medal and travelling scholarship in 1887. Like Lanteri he was involved in the exterior decoration of the Museum, executing the spandrel reliefs of Truth and Beauty above the Main Entrance.
Frampton was elected an Associate Member of the Royal Academy in 1894 and exhibited regularly across Europe, contributing to the Munich and Vienna Secession movements.
Sir George James Frampton (1860-1928) was an English sculptor, medallist and decorative artist. He worked in an architects office before being apprenticed to a firm of architectural masons. He studied modelling a the London School of Art under W.S. Frith, and in 1881 entered the Royal Academy Schools, where he won a gold medal and travelling scholarship in 1887. Like Lanteri he was involved in the exterior decoration of the Museum, executing the spandrel reliefs of Truth and Beauty above the Main Entrance.
Frampton was elected an Associate Member of the Royal Academy in 1894 and exhibited regularly across Europe, contributing to the Munich and Vienna Secession movements.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plaster |
| Brief description | Model, plaster, positive for a medal of R.I.B.A., by George Frampton, English, ca. 1895-1908 |
| Physical description | The plasters depict the positive [present object] and the negative [A.18-1991] of a scene. |
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| Content description | The scene depicts: a queen in medieval or early Renaissance costume is seated writing at a sloping desk. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'VSVI CIVIVM * DECORI * VRBIVM * *' (Inscribed around)
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| Credit line | Given by the late Meredith Frampton |
| Object history | Given by the late Meredith Frampton, the son of the sculptor in 1985, together with a range of other objects. |
| Summary | This is the positive plaster model [the negative being museum number A.18-1991] probably for the R.I.B.A. medal, made by George Frampton. At the circumference is inscribed the motto of the R.I.B.A., which translates into: 'for the use of citizens and the adornment of cities'. Sir George James Frampton (1860-1928) was an English sculptor, medallist and decorative artist. He worked in an architects office before being apprenticed to a firm of architectural masons. He studied modelling a the London School of Art under W.S. Frith, and in 1881 entered the Royal Academy Schools, where he won a gold medal and travelling scholarship in 1887. Like Lanteri he was involved in the exterior decoration of the Museum, executing the spandrel reliefs of Truth and Beauty above the Main Entrance. Frampton was elected an Associate Member of the Royal Academy in 1894 and exhibited regularly across Europe, contributing to the Munich and Vienna Secession movements. |
| Associated object | A.18-1991 (Set) |
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| Accession number | A.17-1991 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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