Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Award Montgomerie Neilson Prize
| Location | Scotland (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1886 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Period | Log in to see details |
| Notice | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Bust of James Beaumont Neilson facing left, lightly draped, in high relief within a recessed field. The legend arching around the upper border reads '1793-1863 J. BEAUMONT NEILSON', with the inscription 'NEILSON HOT BLAST' in three lines to the right of the effigy. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A large ornate cartouche in the centre of the field bears the prize inscription in five lines, surmounted by Scottish thistles and flanked by scrollwork. Below the cartouche is the armorial shield of the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, supported by laurel branches and accompanied by the motto ribbon reading 'MENTE ET MANU'. The circular border legend reads 'THE ROYAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE GLASGOW'. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |