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Award Art Pottery Exhibition
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1882 |
| Type | Award medal |
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| Obverse description | A seated classical female figure in high relief, facing left, holds a bird of prey on her raised right hand. Surrounding her are various emblems of the arts and sciences, including a potter's wheel, a beehive, a lyre, a classical bust, a Greek temple in the exergue, and foliage to the left. A faint engraver's signature appears along the lower exergue line. |
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| Reverse description | The central recessed field bears engraved lettering naming the awarding body, exhibition, category, and recipient, surrounded by an ornate border of scrolling acanthus foliage with four circular cartouches at the cardinal points, and a tied laurel wreath at the base. |
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| Reverse lettering | HOWELL & JAMES / ART / POTTERY EXHIBITION / 1882 / ORNAMENTS BIRDS & FLOWERS / AWARDED TO / MRS MORANT |
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