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Description: | Medal commemorating Manchester's celebration of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee in 1887. The medal is silver plated with an attached red velvet ribbon and carries applied motifs of the royal coat of arms and the wording CONCILIO ET LABORE- unicorn and lion either side of a enamelled shield surmounted by a painted enamel sailing ship at sea, a decorative beaded border and globe covered in bees, bees being the symbol of the city Manchester. The ribbon is joined to the medal at each end by a silver plated band made in the form of a classical scroll. Part way up the ribbon is another enamelled and metal section with the wording MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL JUBILEE YEAR 1887. On the reverse is the maker's mark for Elkington & Co.
Technique: casting
Technique: enamelling
Material: silver plate
Material: velvet
Material: enamel | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.64477 | Go to resource |
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