N° d'objet
89/8/31
Description
This is one of 157 duplicate 'silver' medals awarded to Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies between 1839 and 1889, and came from the company's Cape Town branch when the branch was closed. At the time of accession, the original medals were still in the possession of Ransomes. The original Victoria medal showed on the one side a wreathe with an inscription in it and on the other side there is a bust of a woman with the inscription 'HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA // PATRONESS'; this one-sided duplicate shows the bust. The original dated from the Southampton Exhibition in 1844.
Description physique
1 medal: metal
Historique d'archive
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: PRIZE MEDALS // Accession number: 89/8/1–157// … // Recorder, date: 5.6.89 // Description: SILVER MEDALS // 157 duplicate ‘silver’ medals of various sizes awarded to Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies, see attached list [a note in the Accession File indicates that the original medals on a board were still in the possession of Ransomes] // Date of Medals: 1839–1889 // Dimensions: Diameter: 450mm to 950mm // Associated information: This group of medals came from the company’s Cape Town Branch when the branch was closed. // References: TR RAN SH2/1 Register of prizes // TR RAN SH2/2 List of prizes’
Nom d'objet
Matériel
