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Bronze

Scope note

Copper alloy that has as the principle alloying element a metal other than nickel or zinc. MMAHM

This term has 19,132 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Object category
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300010957

Broader Terms used

copper alloy

Narrower Terms used

architectural bronze
bell metal
gunmetal
lead bronze
nickel bronze
phosphor bronze
statuary bronze

Term used for

alloy, copper-tin
copper-tin alloy

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

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Battle of Raab

Maker(s)

Ruler: Napoléon I (1804-14) (Struck in the rule of)
Artist: Denon, Dominique Vivant

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Calendar Medal

Maker(s)

Moneyer: Kempson, Peter
Mint: Birmingham
Issuer: Kendrick

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Succession of Prince James

Maker(s)

Ruler: William III (1689-1702)
Moneyer: Roettiers, Norbert

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Marriage of Napoléon and Marie Louise of Austria

Maker(s)

Ruler: Marie Louise
Ruler: Napoléon I (1804-14) (Struck in the rule of)
Artist: Denon, Dominique Vivant

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Conquest of Naples

Maker(s)

Ruler: Napoléon I (1804-14) (Struck in the rule of)
Artist: Denon, Dominique Vivant

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Return to France at Golf Juan

Maker(s)

Ruler: Napoléon I (1804-14) (Struck in the rule of)
Artist: Denon, Dominique Vivant

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Treaty of Luneville

Maker(s)

Ruler: Napoléon I (1804-14) (Struck in the rule of)
Artist: Denon, Dominique Vivant

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First Class Medal

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, William
Issuer: Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Issuer: Watt, James (Struck in the name of)

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Medals

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner
Issuer: Royal Aeronautical Society

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Medals

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner (Inferred)

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Medals

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner

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Savill Medal

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner
Issuer: West End Hospital for Diseases of the Nervous System, Paralysis and Epilepsy
Issuer: Savill, Thomas Dixon, Dr (Struck in the name of)

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Medals

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Joseph Shepherd

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Medals

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner
Issuer: Monkstown House Auxiliary Hospital (Struck in the name of)
Place of use: Dublin

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Sinclair Medal

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner
Issuer: University College Hospital
Issuer: Sinclair, Alfred (Struck in the name of)

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Prince of Wales Medal

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner
Issuer: London Chamber of Commerce
Issuer: Edward VIII (1936) (Struck in the name of)

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International Exhibition Medal

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Joseph Shepherd
Die-engraver: Wyon, Alfred Benjamin

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Farr Medal

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner
Issuer: London School of Economics and Political Science
Issuer: Whittall, W. J. H.

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Lanchester Medal

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner
Issuer: Institution of Automobile Engineers
Issuer: Lanchester, Frederick William (Struck in the name of)

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Centenary Medal

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner
Issuer: University College London
Place of use: London

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Lord Howard de Walden Prize for Drama

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner
Issuer: Royal Academy of Music
Issuer: Scott-Ellis, Thomas, Baron Howard de Walden

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Silver Medal

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner
Issuer: Institution of Mining Engineers

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Minto Memorial Medal

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner
Issuer: Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine
Issuer: Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Gilbert Elliot, Earl of Minto (Struck in the name of)

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Lloyd's Medal

Maker(s)

Artist: Wyon, Allan
Issuer: Lloyds of London

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