Object number
89/8/121
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 medal showed on the one side various animals with the inscription 'WARWICKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY// HONORARY MEDAL' and on the other side a wreathe with various agricultural tools; this one-sided duplicate shows the wreathe. The original medal dated from Warwickshire Exhibition in 1862.
Physical description
1 medal: metal
Archival history
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’
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