British historical medal – HCR140398

Obverse

Inscription:

SCIENCE, ART, & MANUFACTURES PROMOTED / ALLEN & MOORE. F:

Design:

two seated allegorical female figures, one representing Science, the other Art/Manufacture, with various symbolic objects (urn, palette, shield, tools, etc.); signature in exergue

Reverse

Inscription:

FORWARD / COMMEMORATIVE / OF THE EXPOSITION / OF MANUFACTURES &c, / AND MEETING OF / THE BRITISH / ASSOCIATION / AT BIRMINGHAM / SEPᵣ_ 1849.

Design:

legend in eight lines; above, a shield within a laurel wreath

Information

Person

Allen & Moore (engraver)

Dating

1849

Note

checked; CSG this record was partially AI-generated and human-verified

Period

Modern

Kind

medal

Metal

bronze or copper

Reign

Victoria

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Diameter (mm)

32.8

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

10/11/1953

Source

M. H. Grant

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1953.

Reference

BHM :

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