Skip to main content

The Public Library Museums and National Gallery of Victoria for benefactions and services: CM.229-1938

An image of British Isles

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

Alternative views

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Public Library Museums and National Gallery of Victoria for benefactions and services

Maker(s)

Engraver: Wyon, Alfred Benjamin

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1938-12-3) by Gatty, H. P. W.

Dating

Production date: AD 1880

Components of the work

Object composed of bronze Diameter (min) 44.98 mm Diameter 44.98 mm Weight 54.99 g

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Floral wreath with inscriptions around it an within it

  • Text: Around: THE PUBLIC. LIBRARY. MUSEUMS.AND. NATIONAL. GALLERY. OF.VICTORIA Within wreath: FOR BENEFACTIONS AND SERVICES
  • Location: Obverse
  • Type: Design

Inscription present: Winged Victory seated facing left holding a wreath in right hand olive branch in left.

  • Text: Above: VICTORIA. FRONDE. CORONAT
  • Location: Reverse
  • Type: Design

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.229-1938
Primary reference Number: 229551
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Monday 19 August 2019 Updated: Monday 16 September 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Public Library Museums and National Gallery of Victoria for benefactions and services" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/229551 Accessed: 2024-11-21 18:38:43

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/229551 |title=The Public Library Museums and National Gallery of Victoria for benefactions and services |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-21 18:38:43|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-229551

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm64/large_CM_229_1938_281_29.jpg"
        alt="The Public Library Museums and National Gallery of Victoria for benefactions and services"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">The Public Library Museums and National Gallery of Victoria for benefactions and services</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>
    

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...