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Artist:
Wyon, Allan Gairdner
Issuer:
Brisbane Girls' Grammar School
Issuer:
Beanland, Esther
(Struck in the name of)
Miss Sophia Beanland, headmistress of Brisbane Girls' Grammar School from 1882-1889, in 1915 established from retirement a silver medal, to be awarded annually for 'excellence of design and workmanship in home needlework' (quoted from the School website). The medal, which appears to bear the bust of her mother, was designed by Allan Wyon and this copy, in white metal, appears to have been one of his specimens; the Museum also has a similar piece in bronze.
History note: From the estate of the late Mrs Venetia M. Watson, daughter of the artist
Method of acquisition: Given (2005-01-31) by Watson, Philip Charles
Production date: AD 1915
"Founders' Copy", this being the lower marginal inscription in gilded lettering
Object composed of white metal Diameter 43.0 mm Die Axis 0 degrees Weight 35.66 g
Inscription present: Bust of Esther Beanland in headscarf and tiara three-quarters left with "BORN 1815" in left field and "DIED 1889" in right field
Inscription present: Inscription in laurel wreath in circle, outside which marginal inscriptions "BRISBANE GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL" & "FOUNDER'S COPY"
Accession number: CM.2-2005
Primary reference Number: 156522
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Prize for Excellence in Needlework" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/156522 Accessed: 2024-12-22 15:34:49
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