Summary
Australia Victoria Melbourne
Medal - Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition of Wine Grain Fruit etc. Silver Prize 1884 (AD)
Mint: Stokes & Martin
Awarded to: Madeline M. Ravenna Lewellin
Other Details: Silver prize medal awarded to Madeline M. Ravenna Lewellin of 116 Chapel Street, Prahran, at the 1884 Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition of Wine, Grain, Fruit etc. Lewellin entered a painting of Back Beach, Sorrento, painted from nature, for which she won this medal, and a set of terra cotta plaques painted in oils (Official Catalogue, p.33). Her work was displayed in the 'Ladies Court'. The Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition of Wine, Grain, Fruit etc opened on 17 March 1884 and closed in April. Its patron was the Most Honorable Marquis of Normanby, James Service, MP, Premier and Treasurer of Victoria. The Exhibition included categories for Works of Art; Education, Medicine and Hygiene; Furniture and Accessories; Textile Fabrics; Raw and Manufactured Products; Machinery and Manufactures; Alimentary Products - Cereals; Preserves; Fruits; Hops; Fermented Drinks; Agriculture; Horticulture; Minerals; a Ladies Court displaying needlework, artwork, jams and fruits, pickles and sauces, breads, scones, etc.; and an Old Court, displaying historic materials relating to the history of Australia. The Official Catalogue included advertisements from some of the exhibitors.
Physical Description
A silver prize medal (31 mm diameter) featuring details of the exhibition within a wreath and won by M.M.R. LEWELLIN for oil painting.
Obverse Description
Within an olive wreath, VICTORIAN / INTERCOLONIAL / EXHIBITION / OF WINE GRAIN / FRUIT &c / 1884
Reverse Description
Engraved: M.M.R. LEWELLIN OIL PAINTING
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
The Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition of Wine, Grain, Fruit etc opened on 17 March 1884 and closed in April. Its patron was the Most Honorable Marquis of Normanby, James Service, MP, Premier and Treasurer of Victoria. The Exhibition included categories for Works of Art; Education, Medicine and Hygiene; Furniture and Accessories; Textile Fabrics; Raw and Manufactured Products; Machinery and Manufactures; Alimentary Products - Cereals; Preserves; Fruits; Hops; Fermented Drinks; Agriculture; Horticulture; Minerals; a Ladies Court displaying needlework, artwork, jams and fruits, pickles and sauces, breads, scones, etc.; and an Old Court, displaying historic materials relating to the history of Australia. The Official Catalogue included advertisements from some of the exhibitors. -Victorian International Exhibition 1884...: Official Catalogue of Exhibits. -D. Tout-Smith 8/12/2003.
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1884 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Awarded To
Madeline M. Lewellin, 1884
This is probably Ms Lewellyn who won the 1873 Melbourne silver medal NU35643. -
Inscriptions
Obverse: VICTORIAN INTERCOLONIAL EXHIBITION OF WINE GRAIN FRUIT &c 1884 Reverse: M.M.R. LEWELLIN OIL PAINTING
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Series
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Material
Gilt Bronze
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Axis
12
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Type of item
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Dimensions
31 mm (Outside Diameter), 9.45 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
[Book] 1884. Victorian International Exhibition 1884 of Wine, Fruit, Grain, & Other Products of the Soil of Australasia with Machinery, Plant, and Tools Employed: Official Catalogue of Exhibits.
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