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Medal

Medal
1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Messrs Allen & Moore (maker)
Place of origin
Birmingham (made)

This medal commemorates the Great Exhibition of 1851. On on side there is a view of the exhibition building and the inscription 'Crystal Palace' and 'For the Great Exhibition in London of 1851.' On the reverse side there are portraits, in profile of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

This medal was produced by Allen and Moore in Birmingham and is perhaps their best known work.

Object details

Object type
Medal
TitleMedal
Brief description
Medal, 1851, Allen and Moore, Birmingham,
Physical description
Medal, commemorating the Great Exhibition of 1851. On one side a view of the exhibition building signed 'ALLEN & MOORE BIRM' with 'THE CRYSTAL PALACE' above and 'FOR THE GREAT EXHIBITION IN LONDON OF 1851' below. On the reverse profile portrait heads of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert signed 'A&M' with inscription 'H.M.C.M. QUEEN VICTORIA AND H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT.' Slightly bent with a hole pierced at the top.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 2.6cm
Credit line
Given by Mrs Eric Hervey
Object history
From a group of Crystal Palace memorabilia which belonged to Gerald Smedley Hervey, MBE.
Subjects depicted
Victoria (Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India)
Albert Francis Augustus Charles Emmanuel (Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain)
Place depicted
Crystal Palace
Summary
This medal commemorates the Great Exhibition of 1851. On on side there is a view of the exhibition building and the inscription 'Crystal Palace' and 'For the Great Exhibition in London of 1851.' On the reverse side there are portraits, in profile of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

This medal was produced by Allen and Moore in Birmingham and is perhaps their best known work.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
CIRC.811-1969

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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