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Award - Victoria Bristol School of Art
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1870 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | The Arms of Bristol in high relief at centre, depicting a castle with two towers and a sailing ship on water, set within a decorative Gothic-style quatrefoil frame with scrollwork ornaments. The circular legend reading VIRTUTE ET INDUSTRIA runs around the outer border in uncial lettering, framed by a beaded rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | The central recessed field bears the four-line inscription AWARDED FOR SUCCESS IN ART in decorative Gothic lettering, flanked above and below by ornamental rosettes. The circular border legend BRISTOL SCHOOL OF ART FOUNDED 1853 runs around the outer band, punctuated by star ornaments, within a beaded and studded rim. |
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