Collection Highlights
Life studies of the Great Army
Date:
1876
Object Number:
PR.002.Album383
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Luce Center
St. Giles Church Medal
Object Number:
INV.13781.22
Date:
1883
Medium:
Aluminum; paper
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.5 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: reverse, on exergual line, at left: "A. KIRKWOOD & SON"
Inscription: envelope, imprinted in purple: "ALEXr. KIRKWOOD & SON/Medalists,/9, St. James Square,/EDINBURGH,/Estab. 1826."
Description:
Aluminum struck medal with obverse depicting gothic church building within central roundel, surrounded by legend: "TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING BY THE EARL OF ABERDEEN BY COMMAND OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN/BUILT 1120. DESTROYED 1385. REBUILT 1387. PARTITIONED 1572. RESTORED 1883."; inscription in exergue: "ST. GILES CHURCH/EDINBURGH." Reverse shows vaulted interior of a gothic church with inscription in exergue: "INTERIOR AS RESTORED/23 MAY 1883."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
