Summary
Australia Victoria Melbourne
1875 (AD)
Mint: Stokes & Martin
Awarded to: Trouette and Blampied
Medal minted for the Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition, 1875 to select for the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, 1876. It was awarded to wine-makers Trouette and Blampied. The Exhibition was opened in Melbourne in September 1875 and closed in November of the same year. Winning exhibits were sent to Philadelphia for display in its Centennial Exhibition, which opened on 10 May 1876. This medal was designed by Oswald Rose Campbell, engraved by Julius Hogarth and struck by Stokes and Martin.
French immigrants Jean-Pierre Trouette, his wife Anne Marie Blampied and her brother Emile settled in the Grampians in 1858. Jean-Pierre and his brother-in-law Emile were the first to plant grape vines at Great Western, in 1863. They were eventually awarded numerous medals for their wines. Jean-Pierre was dedicated to the establishment of the local wine industry, and also served as a councillor in Stawell. He died in 1885.
Physical Description
A bronze prize medal (69 mm diameter) awarded in Melbourne to the winemakers Trouette and Blampied for the Melbourne Philadelphia Exhibition. It features James Cook and Christopher Columbus resting arms on a globe showing the Pacific Ocean (Cook on the side showing Australia and Columbus on the American side) and each carrying a navigational tool of their era.
Obverse Description
At centre a globe showing the Pacific ocean; left James Cook, right Christopher Colombus, below, MELBOURNE 1875; in ex.; PHILADELPHIA 1876
Reverse Description
At centre within wreats, INGENS / PATEAT TELLVS / ***** / NEC SIT TERRIS / VLTIMA / THVLE
Edge Description
TROUETTE & BLAMPIED.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Sustainable Futures, Numismatics & Philately, Migration & Cultural Diversity
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Marie Blampied, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1875-1876 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Artist
Julius Hogarth, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1875
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Artist
Mr. Oswald R. Campbell, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1875
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Awarded To
Trouette and Blampied, Great Western, Victoria, Australia, 1875
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Person Depicted
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Person Depicted
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Inscriptions
Edge Impressed: TROUETTE & BLAMPIED. Obverse: MELBOURNE 1875 PHILADELPHIA 1876 and in tiny letters, STOKES & MARTIN MELBOURNE O.R. CAMPBELL. DES. J. HOGARTH. FEC. rEVERSE: INGENS / PATEAT TELLVS / NEC SIT TERRIS / VLTIMA / THVLE
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Series
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Material
Bronze
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
69 mm (Outside Diameter)
weight > 100 g
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Shape
Round
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References
Not in Carlisle (2008) Richard Cornish, 'Throw a langoustine on the barbie', in The Age, July 8, 2008, [Link 1] accessed 27/7/2010. Grampians Information Page [Link 2] accesed 27/7/2010. Arthur Kuehne, Grapes and Gold, reproduced at [Link 3] accessed 27./7/2010.
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Keywords
Agricultural Shows, Agriculture, Exhibitions, Gold, Immigration, Viticulture & Winemaking, Wine