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Variety Club award for ITV Personality of the Year

Award
1969 (awarded)
Artist/Maker

Variety Club of Great Britian award for ITV Personality of 1969, presented to Ronnie Barker. The award features an inscribed silver heart sitting on a red velvet cushion inside a box with two hinged doors. The inscription reads 'Variety Club of Great Britain Award to Ronnie Barker / ITV Personality of 1969'.

Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Awards
  • Boxes
TitleVariety Club award for ITV Personality of the Year (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Variety Club of Great Britain award for ITV Personality of 1969, featuring a silver inscribed heart mounted on a red velvet cushion in a satin lined, two door hinged box.
Physical description
A silver heart inscribed with the details of the award sitting on a red velvet mount inside a box. The box is satin lined, red leather covered and has two hinged doors to open and reveal the award inside. The box also features a clasp to lock the two doors of the box.
Dimensions
  • Whole height: 3cm (approx.)
  • Whole width: 17cm (approx.)
  • Whole depth: 19cm (approx.)
Marks and inscriptions
'VARIETY CLUB of GREAT BRITAIN / Award to / RONNIE BARKER / ITV PERSONALITY OF / 1969' (On silver heart. )
Credit line
Given by Charlotte Barker, daughter of the late Ronald Barker OBE.
Object history
Awarded to Ronnie Barker by the Variety Club of Great Britain in 1969. The award came to the V&A as part of the Ronnie Barker Collection.
Subjects depicted
Summary
Variety Club of Great Britian award for ITV Personality of 1969, presented to Ronnie Barker. The award features an inscribed silver heart sitting on a red velvet cushion inside a box with two hinged doors. The inscription reads 'Variety Club of Great Britain Award to Ronnie Barker / ITV Personality of 1969'.
Other number
THM/407/11
Collection
Accession number
s.272-2012

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Record createdApril 4, 2012
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