Prize Medal
Medal
1876 (struck)
1876 (struck)
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| Place of origin |
This bronze prize medal designed by Henry Mitchell, was awarded from the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition held in 1876. The obverse side, bordered with stars and medallions symbolising the four quarters of the globe, shows a seated figure of Peace, holding out a wreath in one hand and resting the other on the shield of America. On the reverse side the inscription reads International Exhibition, Philadelphia MDCCCLXXVI (1876).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Prize Medal (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze, struck |
| Brief description | Prize medal, bronze struck, by Henry Mitchell, USA (possibly Boston), 1876 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | |
| Gallery label | 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'
This was awarded from the Philadelphia 1876 Centennial Exhibition.(1987-2006) |
| Credit line | Given by Col. Sir H.B. Sandford. |
| Object history | Awarded from the Philadelphia 1876 Centennial Exhibition |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This bronze prize medal designed by Henry Mitchell, was awarded from the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition held in 1876. The obverse side, bordered with stars and medallions symbolising the four quarters of the globe, shows a seated figure of Peace, holding out a wreath in one hand and resting the other on the shield of America. On the reverse side the inscription reads International Exhibition, Philadelphia MDCCCLXXVI (1876). |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired in the Year 1878, London, 1878, p.3 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2-1878 |
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| Record created | May 31, 2000 |
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