National Photographic Record and Survey
Photograph
07/04/1898 (made)
07/04/1898 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
b&w print mounted on card showing a Yeoman Warders with a tray on his head
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | National Photographic Record and Survey (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | platinum print mounted on card with hand written ink notation |
| Brief description | Photograph showing a Yeomen of the Guard carrying the dish containing alms at the Royal Maundy Ceremony on April 7th 1898 at Westminster Abbey, London, by Sir Benjamin Stone |
| Physical description | b&w print mounted on card showing a Yeoman Warders with a tray on his head |
| Gallery label | Westminster Abbey 1898 The Royal Maundy Ceremony April 7th. Yeoman of the Guard carrying the dish containing alms
In this ceremony at Westminster Abbey, which goes back at least to the 12th century, the monarch gives a specially minted coin to a group of pensioners on the Thursday before Easter. There is one coin and recipient for each year of the monarch's reign.
Westminster, London, 1898
Museum no. E.4187-2000 |
| Credit line | Transferred from the British Museum |
| Other number | 1899 4 24 69 - British Museum number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.4187-2000 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2001 |
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