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Medal

1916 (made)
Artist/Maker
British Museum Casting Department (made)
Place of origin
London (made)

Plaster cast of a German World War One Medal


Object details

Categories
War
Plaster Cast
Awards
Object type
Medal
Materials and techniques
Plaster Cast
Plaster
Cast
Brief description
Cast of a German World War One Medal, probably made by The British Museum in 1916. The original is in The British Museum's collection.
Physical description
Plaster cast of a German World War One Medal
Credit line
Given by The British Museum
Object history
The group of plaster cast medals were probably cast from the originals by the British Museum and were put on display at the V&A during World War One whilst the British Museum was closed.
Bibliographic references
  • T Hockenhull, ‘Rising above the Propaganda: German Medallic Art in Britain (1914–1919)’ in Phagan, Patricia and van Alfen, Peter (eds), The Art of Devastation: Medals and Posters of the Great War (New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017), 137–154.
  • T Hockenhull, ''Mediocre essays in medallic vituperation': German First World War medals and the British Museum' in The Medal, Spring 2014.
  • G.F. Hill, 'The commemorative medal in the service of Germany', London, 1917.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.8:2-2018

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Record createdApril 11, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1438255/medal-british-museum-casting/
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