Object number
89/6/164
Description
This is one of 214 duplicate 'gold' medals awarded to Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies between 1839 and 1889, and came from the company's Cape Town branch when the branch was closed. At the time of accession, the original medals were still in the possession of Ransomes. The original medal showed on the one side an inscription 'CAPE TOWN// 1877' and on the other side there is a wreathe and a crest with the inscription 'SOUTH AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1877'; this one-sided duplicate shows the inscription. The original dated from Cape Town Exhibition in 1877.
Physical description
1 medal: metal
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: PRIZE MEDALS // Accession number: 89/6/1–214// … // Recorder, date: 5.6.89 // Description: GOLD MEDALS // 214 duplicate ‘gold’ medals of various sizes awarded to Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies, see attached list [a note in the Accession File indicates that the original medals on a board were still in the possession of Ransomes] // Date of Medals: 1839–1889 // Dimensions: Diameter: 330mm to 780mm // Associated information: This group of medals came from the company’s Cape Town Branch when the branch was closed. // References: TR RAN SH2/1 Register of prizes // TR RAN SH2/2 List of prizes’
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