Medal
Thomas Ottley
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1868
Materials
siler plate, velvet, leather & plaster
Measurements
55 mm (Dia); 100 mm (H); 80 mm (W)
Place of origin
Birmingham
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 289467.4
Summary
One of six medals with silver plated mounts, the centre a plaster cast covered with glass each side. One side is cast with an oak wreath, inscribed around it; 'Birmingham and Midlands Counties Exhibition/Established 1849'. Inside the exhibitor's name is engraved with the date and class. The mount is plain, the ring handle with floral cast decoration. Dated 1868, with engraved details for a long horn ox. In a leather case with a velvet and satin lining.
Marks and inscriptions
1868 (inscription for a long horn ox)
Makers and roles
Thomas Ottley