Queen Victoria (obverse); Angel, Boat and Cherub (reverse)
Alfred Gilbert, English, 1854 - 1934
1887
Bronze medal
Overall: 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 5/16 in. (6.4 × 6.4 × 0.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Roger Arvid Anderson Collection - 250th Anniversary Gift, 1769-2019
2016.64.134
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Sculpture: Medal
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: VICTORIA QUEEN of GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND & EMPRESS of INDIA; Reverse: ART SAILETH THOUGH LIFE FAILETH ART UNION OF LONDON / 1837-1881
Publication History
Roger Arvid Anderson, The Roger Arvid Anderson Collection, Medals, Medallions, Plaquettes and Small Reliefs, Paintings, Sculpture, Works on Paper and Textiles, San Francisco: Roger Arvid Anderson (published privately), design by David L. Wilson, 2015, p. 220-221.
Provenance
European art market; sold to Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco, California, date unknown; lent to present collection, 2011; given to present collection, 2016.
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