Summary

Australia South Australia Adelaide
Medal - Adelaide Exhibition 1881 Bronze Prize
Awarded to: Doulton Art Co.
Other Details: A bronze prize medal (30 mm diameter) featuring a seated female figure facing, crowning a female on her right with a victor's wreath and reaching out her left hand to another. In front of the seated figure and between the women offering goods is a small globe, on the left is a cello and on the right an anchor; in the background symbols of industry. The exhibition opened in July 1881.

Physical Description

A bronze prize medal (30 mm diameter) featuring a seated female figure facing, crowning a female on her right with a victor's wreath and reaching out her left hand to another. In front of the seated figure and between the women offering goods is a small globe, on the left is a cello and on the right an anchor; in the background symbols of industry. The reverse features the name of the winner engraved within a wreath of grape vines.

Obverse Description

At centre a seated female figure facing, crowning a female on her right with a victor's wreath and reaching out her left hand to another on her left. In front of the seated figure and between the women offering goods is a small globe, on the left is a cello and on the right an anchor; in the background symbols of industry; in exergue, ADELAIDE / 1881

Reverse Description

Within a wreath of grape vines; AWARDED / TO / DOULTON / ART Co

Edge Description

Plain

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