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2019/38
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Description
This medal is part of a selection of items donated to the Museum by the Landscape Institute in relation to Geoffrey Jellicoe. This item comes from one of four boxes, donated on behalf of the Landscape Institute. This box contained a selection of medals, one of which was presented to LI president Hal Moggridge, a 'Freedom Pass' certificate and a key. This bronze medal features an embossed design of a landscape, with a tree in he foreground, hills and the sun showing over the hills. Embossed on this front side is 'THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 1899'. On its reverse is embossed a circular pattern of leaves. In the centre is inscribed 'THE ASLA MEDAL // SIR GEOFFREY JELLICOE CBE // 1981'.
Physical description
1 medal; Bronze: Good condition.
Archival history
Email, N. Fulford to Ollie Douglas, 13 August 2014 - 'Hi Ollie, // The three boxes and those items on top include items from: // The Geoffrey Jellicoe collection AR JEL - this includes the large set slide in bubble wrap and a painting of Jellicoe by Michael Tree which I'll add to the collection before I go. // The Michael Brown collection AR BRO (not on Adlib yet) // Hal Moggridge is a past President of the LI and is still working with his practice Colvin & Moggridge. He is also a Friend of the LI archive and recently deposited the Brenda Colvin archive. // The glass coaster with Latin writing has not been identified by anyone yet for its significance/relevance. // Annabel Downs, former Archivist for the LI and a landscape architect herself has checked through all this material and it's her notes on the outside with the boxes - her email address if you'd like to get in touch is [...]. // Sheila Harvey is the former Librarian for the LI and was involved in obtaining some or all of this material. She has not had a look at these items but would be happy to help (I've checked about the coaster) with provenance etc. [...]'
Production place
America
Production date
1981 - 1981
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