1592970673000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-156616 1747245970680 1711451018000 1747245848565 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-156616 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/156616 062d290b-8def-399d-a3f9-e927dd75ff71 5 reference term-42993 adlib-term-42993 93884c6f-c60c-39f7-a75d-f84d65288fe0 medal reference term-125607 adlib-term-125607 a92ebb6b-ebe8-3f5b-bd00-1fc943a28eee Wyon Collection reference term-40365 adlib-term-40365 d79c75c2-da7b-3187-918e-f7a374e04005 bronze Diameter mm 76.5 Die Axis degrees 0 Object reference term-119622 adlib-term-119622 dd6626e9-5822-307d-aa31-13c8813e7555 struck Coins and Medals John Howard was an early user of statistics in the study of social welfare, famous for work on prisons, and in 1873 the Statistical Society, founded out of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1833 and now the Royal Statistical Society, founded a prize in his honour, the medal for which was designed by Alfred Wyon. This piece is a specimen of the design from Wyon's workshop, passed on to his descendant Allan Gairdner Wyon and from his descendants to the Museum. As Earl Fitzwilliam was one of the Statistical Society's earliest members it is in many ways fitting that the piece should rest here. CM.102-2005 1 accession number CM.102-2005 156616 priref 156616 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/156616 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/156616 Bust of John Howard left with artist's signature beneath, inscription around obverse JOHN HOWARD F.R.S SHERIFF OF BEDFORD / * 1773 * design Wheatsheaf on area of ground with legend around above and in three lines below, border containing inscription "STATISTICAL · SOCIETY / * ESTABLISHED · 1834" around reverse HOWARD · PRIZE · 1873 // WILLIAM A. GUY / M.B. F.R.S. / PRESIDENT design reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference agent-179128 adlib-agent-179128 30bb0254-63dd-3369-93a8-2f8aa7ada7e0 Watson, Philip Charles 2005 2005 2005-01-31 given Entry date: 2005-01-31 1873 CE 1873 1873 artist reference agent-179081 adlib-agent-179081 53ec5936-7c1c-3d0f-9c6d-830441cc8960 Wyon, Alfred Benjamin issuer reference agent-179082 adlib-agent-179082 d6deebdb-2504-3fb3-9e7c-50266f13ac18 Statistical Society struck in the name of issuer reference agent-177815 adlib-agent-177815 df7fc150-04b8-3f19-ba11-de1350d1280b Howard, John, Esq. Bronze specimen reference term-106216 adlib-term-106216 825b8379-ec94-388e-9a59-624e40c090d0 London reference media-136383 adlib-media-136383 dd85f0ad-401a-3278-b237-d5944a9beb74 jpeg cm/cm18/CM_102_2005_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 358 1742591894119 1 image jpeg cm/cm18/CM_102_2005_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 358 1742591894119 1 image jpeg cm/cm18/CM_102_2005_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 365 width pixels 358 1742591894119 1 image jpeg cm/cm18/preview_CM_102_2005_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 255 width pixels 250 1742591894119 1 image 0 media image reference media-136384 adlib-media-136384 fe6aebeb-37cf-3e4e-b88f-c92aad732ba5 jpeg cm/cm18/CM_102_2005_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 363 width pixels 360 1742591854932 1 image jpeg cm/cm18/CM_102_2005_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 363 width pixels 360 1742591854932 1 image jpeg cm/cm18/CM_102_2005_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 363 width pixels 360 1742591854932 1 image jpeg cm/cm18/preview_CM_102_2005_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 252 width pixels 250 1742591854932 1 image 1 media image reference term-125682 adlib-term-125682 1500e868-4a7b-350b-b58b-dda6540b735b Howard Prize Medal denomination reference term-98222 adlib-term-98222 b5ccc43a-7491-344e-b6ca-5df39a11c50e medals series reference term-1987 adlib-term-1987 6c06b083-c18f-3c2e-b205-855c832e0e16 prize subseries reference term-107681 adlib-term-107681 e80da827-45c6-3b71-a3ef-28794a05e4a8 Britain subsubseries reference term-125683 adlib-term-125683 7c4fb522-f17d-396b-bd5d-49f6ee3fe847 A.B.WYON signatures history note From the estate of the late Mrs Venetia M. Watson, daughter of the artist's descendant Allan Gairdner Wyon reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum

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Howard Prize Medal object OBJECT