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Group 1: LW.0359

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Group 1

Maker(s)

Artist: Saulles, George W. de
Artist: Garbe, Richard
Ruler: Abbas II (1892-1914) (Inferred)
Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Inferred)
Mint inferred: London
Place of use: Sudan

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Description

Group 1: Queen's Sudan Medal, Khedive's Sudan Medal, Sudan Medal (1910)

The circumstances of award and the history of the individual medals are discussed in their entries, q.v.
The original recipient of this group is not known, as none of the medals are named. The Queen's Sudan Medal and the Khedive's Sudan Medal do however bear his regiment, the 12th Sudanese Regiment, and his number, 2439/9, and the Museum hopes to hear from anyone who can use these data to supply more information about the owner of these medals and his clearly extensive career fighting in Sudan and Egypt. The third medal bears no inscription at all.
The group is joined by stitching at the top of the ribbons. Lester Watson purchased it from the London dealers Spink at some point before 1928.

Notes

History note: Gift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, bt Spink before 1928

Legal notes

Given by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 115.5 mm
Weight: 170.96 g

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2009) by Watson, Lester

Dating

1899 - 1918

Materials used in production

Silver

Techniques used in production

Struck

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: LW.0359
Primary reference Number: 141570
Watson Catalogue: Group 1
Ordering: M-0359

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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