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THE HITACHI TROPHY

Award
1982 (awarded)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The Hitachi Trophy for BBC TV Personality of the Year awarded to Ronnie Barker at the Tric Celebrity Awards 1982.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTHE HITACHI TROPHY (generic title)
Materials and techniques
wooden base with brass plaques; moulded sculpture unknown material
Brief description
The Hitachi Trophy for the BBC TV Personality of the Year awarded to Ronnie Barker in 1982 at the Tric Celebrity Awards.
Physical description
Trophy with a two-tier wooden base, each level bears a brass inscribed plaque. On the base stands a tall moulded scuplture, coated in a paint to make it look like metal, showing a mash-up of facial parts including a mouth, nose, ear and eyes.
Dimensions
  • Whole height: 36.4cm (approx.)
  • Whole depth: 12.4cm (approx.)
  • Whole width: 12.7cm (approx.)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'TV PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (BBC) / RONNIE BARKER ' 'TRIC CELEBRITY AWARDS 1982 / THE HITACHI TROPHY'
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Given by Charlotte Barker, daughter of the late Ronald Barker OBE.
Object history
Awarded to Ronnie Barker in 1982.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Summary
The Hitachi Trophy for BBC TV Personality of the Year awarded to Ronnie Barker at the Tric Celebrity Awards 1982.
Other number
THM/407/11
Collection
Accession number
S.184-2012

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Record createdMarch 15, 2012
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