Medal of the International Exhibition for Industry and Labour in Torino in 1911, 1911

bronze
59.7 mm
Inv. 1911-DX-1

Enrico Saroldi

Carmagnola 1878 - Milan 1954
medalists

Johnson

workshop / studio

medals figures (representations) crafts and industries heavy industry 20th century

In Copyright

On the obverse, this bronze award medal refers to the International Exhibition of Industry and Labour in Turin through the depiction of two men striking an anvil with a hammer, with the exhibition building in the background. The reverse shows a patriotic depiction of a naked man holding three upright rifles. He is accompanied by a winged angel and a man holding a flag. The trio is surrounded by garlands of flowers.

Artist	Enrico Saroldi VIAF Carmagnola 1878 - Milan 1954 medalistsAAT
	Johnson workshop / studio
Title	Medal of the International Exhibition for Industry and Labour in Torino in 1911
Date	1911
Period	20th century
Location	Milan TGN
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings	below: TORINO / MCMXI ; ESPOSIZIONE INTERNAZIONALE / DELLE INDVSTRIE / E DEL LAVORO
	inscription, year and signature below: COMPIENDO MEZ - / ZO SECOLO DALLA / PROCLAMAZIONE / DEL REGNO / D'ITALIA ; SVL FASCIO DEL - / L'ARMI VITTO - / RIOSE << ERGE LA / PATRIA I SVOI / COLOR FESTIVA >> / 1861 - 1911 ; E.Saroldi ; S. JOHNSON
Collection	medals AAT
Object type	award medal commemorative medals AAT
Inventory number	1911-DX-1
Acquisition credit	gift Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille Ghent
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IIIF Manifest	https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8256/manifest.json https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8257/manifest.json

Art & Architecture Thesaurus	300189808 figures (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass	11G angels Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass 43B8 collection, exhibition, show Iconclass 44C11 patriotism Iconclass 46A17 working class, labourers Iconclass 46A170 Labour Iconclass 47 crafts and industries Iconclass 46E411 flags flown from a mast Iconclass 47B2111 heavy industry Iconclass 47D8(ANVIL) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: anvil Iconclass 47D8(HAMMER) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: hammer Iconclass 61E(TURIN) names of cities and villages (TURIN) Iconclass

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