Medal
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1883 - 1884
Materials
Silver
Measurements
50 mm (Diameter)
Order this imageCollection
Bateman's, East Sussex
NT 760705
Summary
A silver medal awarded to John Lockwood Kipling for terracotta portrait busts shown at the Calcutta International Exhibition, 1883-4.The Calcutta Exhibition of 1883-4 was India’s first international exhibition. Kipling was a member of the general committee, and secretary and officer in charge of the Punjab Court.
References
John Lockwood Kipling: Arts & Crafts in the Punjab and London (Ed.Julius Bryant and Susan Weber) published in conjunction with the exhibition, the Victoria & Albert Museum, 14 Jan - 2 Apr 2017; Bard Graduate Center, New York: 15 Sept 2017 - 7 Jan 2018., cat. 200