- Title:
- Collection of medals commemorating events, individuals, organisations and anniversaries.
- Object name(s):
- Museum collection level; Collection, Medals
- Brief description:
- Commemorative medals have been created to mark events, organisations and individuals in freemasonry since the early eighteenth century. The Library and Museum holds a large collection of medals, including a comprehensive selection from the United Kingdom and overseas, particularly Germany, France and the United States of America. There are also holdings of non-masonic medals, mainly featuring individuals who were freemasons. The medals date primarily from the 1700s and 1800s but there is a small collection of late 20th century art medals and a collection of more recently created die-struck commemoratives.
- Collection:
- Museum of Freemasonry
- Associated concept:
- Medals--Freemasonry
- Associated concept:
- Medals--England
- Associated concept:
- Medals--Freemasonry--Europe
- Associated concept:
- Medals--Freemasonry--U.S.A
- Comments:
- This catalogue entry is intended to provide an overview of the collection discussed. There are 40 collection catalogue entries in total, which give an introduction and a context to different areas of the collection, as well as providing examples of that collection. They are primarily intended as an interim measure before each item in the Library and Museum’s collection is catalogued individually, due to be completed by 2017. However, it is also hoped that they will provide the user with an entry into freemasonry and its material culture. Only 10 per cent of the Library and Museum’s collection is on display at any one time but the rest can be viewed upon request
- Comments:
- it is hoped that these catalogue entries with encourage our users to do so.
- Comments:
- Items from the Library and Museum's medal collection can be seen upon request with 72 hours notice.
- Content - description:
- Various masonic, Various individuals
- Object name:
- Museum collection level; Collection, Medals
- Object number:
- COLL/Medals
- Object production date:
- c1720-2---
- Object production place:
- England
- Object production place:
- Germany
- Object production place:
- France
- Object production place:
- United States of America
- Reproduction format:
- Digital image
- Technique:
- Cast metal
- Technique:
- Bas relief
- Technique:
- Engaved
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/62f0d4d1-3640-3fdf-bf95-67cc826b6c32
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/62f0d4d1-3640-3fdf-bf95-67cc826b6c32, Museum of Freemasonry, CC BY
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