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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.66.34
People
Alfred Benjamin Wyon, British, English (London born 1837)
Joseph Shepherd Wyon, British, English (London 1836 - 1873 Winchester)
Title
The Jelf Medal
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Medal Portrait of Gul. Jelf
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1935
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom
Culture
British, English
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/146789

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
203.78 g, 7.62 cm (3 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
David N. Silich, Gift to Harvard University Art Museum, 5.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Corina and David Silich-von Schulthess in memory of Dr. Leo Mildenberg
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.66.34
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Relief profile portrait bust of balding man facing right; above, "IN HON RIC GUL JELF S.T.R.", below, "AMICI COLLEGAE DISCIPULI"
Reverse: Armorial shield of the royal arms, (as used from 1816-1837), within a border incscibed with the motto of the Order of the Garter; above the shield the royal crest rests upon a book in turn resting on a cushion; the supporters are to l. a draped female holding a staff with a cross, to r. a robed male holding a book; they stand upon a decorative brakcet with at bottom a ribbon inscr. "SANCTE ET SAPIENTER"; to right, "COLL", top, "REG", left "LOND"

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