IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 141396 accession number: CM.1302-2009 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 15 January 2024 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: A Naval Long Service Medal was instituted by King William IV in 1831, the year after that for the Army; when Queen Victoria succeeded that issue was for a while continued, but the medal was updated, with new designs by William Wyon, in 1848. To earn it a sailor had to have twenty years' service to his credit, although some had amassed rather more by the time of their discharge. Later issues of this medal are distinguished by their narrower suspension and ribbon; compare this to the 1848 issue, whose ribbon is wider than the medal. This medal was awarded to Able Bodied Seaman George Kelsey, who served aboard the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert II. Lester Watson acquired the medal at some point before 1928. title: Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal NOTES ----- type: history note value: Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, acquired before 1928 LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Coins and Medals collection: Lester Watson Collection creditline: Given by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009 STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141396 TECHNIQUES ---------- struck CATEGORIES ------ category: medal DATING ------ creation date: 1874 - 1901 creation date earliest: 1874 creation date latest: 1901 CREATORS -------- maker: Wyon, William maker: London maker: Victoria (1837-1901) maker: United Kingdom maker: Victoria regina DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Diameter units: mm value: 36.2 dimension: Weight units: g value: 35.54 CITATIONS -------- Medal Yearbook 2001 British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals From the Collection of Lester Watson (d. 1959) --- IMAGES surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0185_281_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 150 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0185_281_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 150 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0185_281_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 150 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0185_281_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 150 pixels surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0185_282_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 152 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0185_282_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 152 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0185_282_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 152 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm15/LW_0185_282_29.jpg height: 365 pixels width: 152 pixels