Queen Victoria's 50th jubilee medal
Medal
1887 (made)
1887 (made)
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This medal was given,in silver, to Ministers of State and other dignitaries who were present at Queen Victoria's Jubilee celebration in 1887. In 1897 a bar bearing the date was added and given to those who had received the 1887 decoration. It was awarded to John Charles Robinson (1824-1913), curator, scholar and collector, who worked at the V&A in its earliest days and was a very important figure in the formation of the collections. Robinson was Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures from 1882 to 1901.
Object details
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| Title | Queen Victoria's 50th jubilee medal (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, struck |
| Brief description | Medal, silver, Queen Victoria's 50th Jubilee, British, 19th century |
| Physical description | Circular silver medal, on the obverse a profile portrait of Queen Victoria, crowned, facing left, on the reverse a wreath of roses, thistles and shamrock surmounted by a crown and enclosing an inscription. The medal depends from a blue and white ribbon which is decorated with a silver bar. |
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| Credit line | Given by the family of the late Sir J. C. Robinson |
| Object history | This medal was given to J.C. Robinson in 1887, and the bar added in 1897. Robinson was Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures from 1882 to 1901. |
| Historical context | Examples of this medal were given in silver to Ministers of State and other dignitaries who were present at Queen Victoria's Jubilee celebration in 1887. In 1897 a bar bearing the date was added and given to those who had received the 1887 decoration. |
| Production | Made by the die-sinker Clemens Emptmeyer, the portrait of Queen Victoria after that by Sir J.E. Boehm. |
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| Summary | This medal was given,in silver, to Ministers of State and other dignitaries who were present at Queen Victoria's Jubilee celebration in 1887. In 1897 a bar bearing the date was added and given to those who had received the 1887 decoration. It was awarded to John Charles Robinson (1824-1913), curator, scholar and collector, who worked at the V&A in its earliest days and was a very important figure in the formation of the collections. Robinson was Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures from 1882 to 1901. |
| Bibliographic reference | L. Forrer, Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, London, 1904, vol.2, p.17 |
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| Accession number | A.2-2006 |
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| Record created | October 11, 2006 |
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