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Die for the Council Medal for 1851 Exhibition

Die
1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Wyon, William (medallists)
Place of origin
England (made)

This steel working die was used in the production of the obverse of the official 1851 Exhibition medal, the Council medal (6029-1852). This die, together with other dies in the Museum (A73 to A82-1921), was given by the Royal Commissioners for the 1851 Exhibition.

Object details

Categories
Great Exhibition
Sculpture
Coins & Medals
Object type
Die
TitleDie for the Council Medal for 1851 Exhibition (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Steel
Steel
Brief description
Die for Council Medal, steel, by William Wyon, 1851.
Physical description
Die for the medal, bust of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.25in
  • Diameter: 6.5in
Credit line
Given by H. M. Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851
Subjects depicted
Victoria (Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India)
Albert (Prince Consort, Consort of Queen Victoria)
Summary
This steel working die was used in the production of the obverse of the official 1851 Exhibition medal, the Council medal (6029-1852). This die, together with other dies in the Museum (A73 to A82-1921), was given by the Royal Commissioners for the 1851 Exhibition.
Associated object
A.80A-1921 (Set)
Bibliographic references
  • Trusted, Majorie. ed. The Making of Sculpture: the Materials and Techniques of European Sculpture. London: V&A Publications, 2007. p. 79. pl. 123.
  • Brown, Laurence. A Catalogue of British Historical Medals 1837-1901. London, 1987. Volume II. The Reign of Queen Victoria. p. 1987. p. 170. nos. 2460, 2461.
  • Allen, Leslie Lewis, The World's Show: Coincraft's Catalogue of Crystal Palace Medals and Tokens, 1851-1936, London: 2000, pp. 31-33, HP-A001 p.34.
  • Expo 2010 Shanghai China, Shanghai : Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, 2010 p.100
  • Droth, Martina, Edwards, Jason, and Hatt, Michael, Sculpture Victorious: Art in an Age of Invention, 1837-1901, exh. cat., YUP, New Haven and London, 2015, pp. 85-87
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.80-1921

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Record createdApril 26, 2005
Record URL
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