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Description: | Copper alloy Medallion. Pressed metal Temperance Society medal in the form of a central elongated oval or vesica shape with the arms of a Greek cross projecting. One side bears a central motif of St Michael spearing a dragon, with a legend in a garter following the edge of the oval panel reading: CHURCH OF ENGLAND TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. The reverse bears the motif of a cross with vegetal sprigs in its angles, and the border legend: WHETHER YOU EAT OR DRINK DO ALL TO THE GLORY OF GOD. A light circular loop at the top enabled the medallion to be worn. The Society was formed in 1862. The design of the badge, especially the vesica-shaped panel and motifs, evoke Victorian Medievalism. The motto is ascribed to Fr Bertrand Wilberforce OP, a religious linked to the Anglo-Catholic Oxford Movement. Suggested date: late Post-Medieval, 1875-1900.Height: 51.9mm, Width: 32mm, Thickness: 2.1mm, Weight: 9.50gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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