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Shire Horse Society

Medal
1905 (made)
Artist/Maker
Mappin & Webb (issuer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Medal is held on a suspension ring.
Obverse: two shire horses left profile. Inscribed.
Reverse: female equestrian figure in medieval dress. Signed.

Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleShire Horse Society (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silver
Brief description
Medal, silver, Shire Horse Society, by Mappin & Webb Ltd., English, 1905
Physical description
Medal is held on a suspension ring.
Obverse: two shire horses left profile. Inscribed.
Reverse: female equestrian figure in medieval dress. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 4.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SHIRE HORSE SOCIETY' (obverse)
  • 'MAPPIN & WEBB LONDON' (reverse)
Object history
Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1980.
Subject depicted
Horses
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.82-1980

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O313062/shire-horse-society-medal-mappin--webb/
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