The John Charles Robinson Medal
Mould
2002 (manufactured)
2002 (manufactured)
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This is a mould for the obverse of the medal commemorating John Charles Robinson that the V&A commissioned from the artist Felicity Powell in 2002. Robinson was Curator of Sculpture at the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) and acquired many important works for the collection in the 1850s and 1860s. The artist has used as inspiration the hands from the carved figures in the Annunciation by Arnolfo di Cambio of about 1300. Robinson bought this work for the Museum in 1861 (see inv.no.7563-1861). To record any revisions, the artist takes a plaster mould from the initial model. This can then be used to cast more models. For further entries relating to the processes involved in the making of the medal, see inv.nos. A.5 to A.7-2002, and A.9 to A.11-2004. This is one of the moulds taken from models that Powell developed during the evolution of her design.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The John Charles Robinson Medal (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Plaster, moulded and set |
| Brief description | Mould, plaster, for the obverse of the John Charles Robinson medal (A.5-2002), by Felicity Powell, Britain, 2002 |
| Physical description | A plaster mould at one stage of the development of the design of the Robinson medal. This is the obverse side; replicates the handwriting of John Charles Robinson (1824-1913) taken from his letter, dated 6 September 1886, Madrid to the Museum, 'Now Is the Time'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Now is the Time' (Decoration; on face of medal.; moulding; plaster) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | Given by Felicity Powell (together with A.6,7 & 9-2002 and E.1031 to E.1034-2003). |
| Summary | This is a mould for the obverse of the medal commemorating John Charles Robinson that the V&A commissioned from the artist Felicity Powell in 2002. Robinson was Curator of Sculpture at the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) and acquired many important works for the collection in the 1850s and 1860s. The artist has used as inspiration the hands from the carved figures in the Annunciation by Arnolfo di Cambio of about 1300. Robinson bought this work for the Museum in 1861 (see inv.no.7563-1861). To record any revisions, the artist takes a plaster mould from the initial model. This can then be used to cast more models. For further entries relating to the processes involved in the making of the medal, see inv.nos. A.5 to A.7-2002, and A.9 to A.11-2004. This is one of the moulds taken from models that Powell developed during the evolution of her design. |
| Bibliographic reference | Roth, Nancy. “Now is the time. Felicity Powell’s tribute to John Charles Robinson”. In: The Medal, no. 42, spring 2003, pp. 75-82 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.8-2002 |
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| Record created | December 20, 2002 |
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