Pair of Dies for Juror's Medal

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Artist/Maker	Wyon, William (medallists) Adams, George Gammon (medallists)
Place of origin	England (made)

This pair of steel working dies was used in the production of the official 1851 Exhibition medal, the Juror's medal (6033-1852). These dies, together with other dies in the Museum (A73 to A82-1921), were given by the Royal Commissioners for the 1851 Exhibition.

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Categories	Coins & Medals Great Exhibition
Object type	Die
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Dies (Metalwork) Dies (Metalwork)
Title	Pair of Dies for Juror's Medal
Materials and techniques	Steel Steel
Brief description	Dies for juror's medal for the Great Exhibition, English, by William Wyon (1795-1851) and George Gammon Adams (1821-1898), 1851
Physical description	The dies for medal 6033-1852. A82: Obverse, busts of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort. A82A: Reverse, Britannia crowning a seated figure of industry.
Dimensions	A82 height: 1.125in A82 diameter: 4.25in A82 a height: 2.5in A82 a diameter: 6.875in
Credit line	Given by H. M. Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851
Production	Obverse by Wyon, reverse by Adams.
Subjects depicted	Queen Victoria Albert Prince Consort of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Britannia Industry Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations (1851)
Association	Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations (1851)
Summary	This pair of steel working dies was used in the production of the official 1851 Exhibition medal, the Juror's medal (6033-1852). These dies, together with other dies in the Museum (A73 to A82-1921), were given by the Royal Commissioners for the 1851 Exhibition.
Associated object	6033-1852
Bibliographic reference	Brown, Laurence. A Catalogue of British Historical Medals 1837-1901. London, 1987. Volume II. The Reign of Queen Victoria. p. 1987. pp. 170, 171. nos. 2460, 2464.
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	A.82&A-1921

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Record created	January 21, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O89831/pair-of-dies-for-jurors-die-wyon-william/

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