Prize medal, model making
Prize medal won by George Knott at a model making competition at Plymouth. Obverse: Kneeling figures of a carpenter (left) and a blacksmith (right) with a painter standing behind, within a trefoil-shaped border. Legend: 'WITHOUT THESE CANNOT A CITY BE INHABITED.' Maker's names inscribed below the forge 'J. SHELLY DEL J. MOORE SC.' Reverse: Legend (within a quatrefoil): 'DEVON AND CORNWALL WORKING CLASSES INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.' Inscription: 'PLYMOUTH PRIZE MEDAL 1865.' Edge: 'PRESENT'D TO G. KNOTT FOR MODEL OF EDYSTONE LIGHT HOUSE.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MED2321 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Shelly, J.; Moore, John |
| Date made: | 1865 |
| Exhibition: | Guiding Lights |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 52 mm |