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Prize Medal for Cotton from the Crystal Palace Exhibition, London, (awarded to Dr. Samuel Bond), 1851
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File Name
shades_bma_0005b
Creator
Wyon
,
Leonard
C(harles)
,
(1826-1891)
Title
Prize
Medal
for
Cotton
from the
Crystal
Palace
Exhibition
,
London
,
(awarded
to
Dr
.
Samuel
Bond)
,
1851
Alternate Title
Medal for Cotton, Great Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, London, 1851
Date
1851
Genre
Artifacts
Material/Technique
cast bronze
Description
This
is
the
reverse
side
of the
medal
.
It
shows
what
appears
to be a
toga-clad
Roman
emperor
placing
a
wreath
on the
head
of a
kneeling
young
woman
,
while
four
other
women
(perhaps
representing
virtues)
stand
behind
her. The
inscription
:
DISSOCIATA
LOCIS
CONCORDI
PACE
LIGAVIT
appears
around
the
top
edge
of the
medal
.
Type
along
the
bottom
edge
includes
the
name
of the
artist
who
designed
the
medal
:
Leonard
C
.
Wyon
. The
name
S.Bond
is
engraved
on the
edge
of the
medal
.
Historical note
This
medal
was
awarded
to
Dr
.
Samuel
Bond
, a
Memphis
cotton
producer
,
who
,
along
with
nine
other
Americans
,
including
fellow
Memphian
John
Pope
,
won
prize
medals
in the
category
of "
Vegetable
and
Animal
Substances
Chiefly
Used
in
Manufactures
" at the
1851
world's
industrial
fair
held
at the
Crystal
Palace
in
London
. A
commentary
in the
official
catalogue
of the
exposition
noted
that
all
of the
cotton
on
display
came
from
countries
other
than
Great
Britain
, and that the
English
writer
hoped
that
soon
"
encouragement
given
to the
growth
of
cotton
in
our
Indian
and
colonial
possessions
shall
enable
us to
dispense
with the
slave-grown
cotton
of
America.
"
Reference
: The
Illustrated
Exhibitor
, A
Tribute
to the
World's
Industrial
Jubilee
(London
:
John
Cassell
,
1851)
,
p
.
485
.
Subject
cotton
;
slavery
Theme
Taking Care of Business
Story
John Pope
Geographic Location
United
States--Tennessee--Memphis
Time period
1850-1859
Language
eng
Rights
Images
reproduced
on this
website
are
intended
for
individual
,
educational
use
only
. For
research
inquiries
about
specific
objects
or
requests
for
high
resolution
images
,
contact
Memphis
Brooks
Museum
of
Art
Identifier
87.8
Credit line
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN; A Gift to the Citizens of Memphis and Shelby County from the Bond Family
Type
Still
image
Contributing Institution
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
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