The two brothers Joseph Shepherd and Alfred Benjamin, from the renowned English engraver family Wyon, designed this prestigious medal. It was issued on October 2, 1884, to mark the opening of the new reception hall of London’s Guildhall, the gathering place for the guilds. On the obverse, a queen is depicted standing before her throne, surrounded by several ladies holding various objects: a quiver, a caduceus, a cornucopia, books, and a globe. On the reverse, the interior of the new hall is shown, along with several inscriptions.
| Artist |
Joseph Shepherd Wyon
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Alfred Benjamin Wyon
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| Title | Commemorative Medal for the Inauguration of the New Council Chamber at Guildhall in London in 1884 |
| Date | 1884 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | London TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | text: DOMINE - DIRIGE - NOS |
| name: J.S. & A.B. WYON | |
| text on the reverse: THE NEW COUNCIL CHAMBRE OPENED 2ND OCTOBER 1884 . GUILDHALL LONDON . H. JONES ARCHITECT | |
| signatures (names) reverse, bottom right: J.S. & A.B. WYON SC. | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | commemorative medals AAT |
| Inventory number | 1921-DL |
| Acquisition credit |
transfer
Cabinet Numismatique de la Ville de Gand Ghent 1921-08-25 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1921-DL |
| IIIF Manifest |
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/12101/manifest.json
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/12100/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25A13
globe
Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass 44BB113 king - BB - female ruler Iconclass 45C15(ARROW) archer's weapons: arrow Iconclass 45C231 scabbard, sheath Iconclass 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture Iconclass 49MM32 book - MM - book open Iconclass 92B11221 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty Iconclass 92B5 (story of) Mercury (Hermes) Iconclass 92B58(CADUCEUS) caduceus (staff with two snakes, attribute of Mercury) Iconclass |
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