Description
GREAT BRITAIN International Exhibition 1873 by George T. Morgan awarded medal to CHAS. L. FLORIS CATALOGUE NO. 2508 70mm Gilt Lead Medal 140 grams (BHM 2964 Eimer 1622)
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Obverse: Bust of Albert facing left ALBERT. EDWARD. PRINCE. OF. WALES PRESIDENT / G. MORGAN SC
Reverse: facade of building including Albert Hall LONDON. ANNUAL. INTERNATIONAL. EXHIBITION. OF. ALL. FINE. ARTS. INDUSTRIES. AND. INVENTIONS MDCCCLXXIII
Edge: CHAS. L. FLORIS CATALOGUE NO. 2508
The annual part was short lived as this international exhibition in South Kensington was closed in 1874 due to lack of interest. The medal recipient was Charles L. Floris from Peckham, Surrey born in 1848 who was a pottery painter. He was awarded this medal for a piece called "Plateau" which was for sale for £4/ 10s in the Painting on Pottery section.
George Thomas Morgan (November 24, 1845 – January 4, 1925) was a United States Mint engraver who is famous for designing many popular coins, such as the Morgan dollar and the reverse of the Columbian Exposition half dollar. Morgan was born in Birmingham, England where he worked for many years as a die engraver. He came to the United States in 1876 and was hired as an assistant engraver at the Mint in October under William Barber. He figured very prominently in the production of pattern coins from 1877 onward, and designed several varieties of 1877 half dollars, the 1879 "Schoolgirl" dollar, and the 1882 "Shield Earring" coins. He became the seventh Chief Engraver of the United States Mint following the death of Charles E. Barber in February 1917. Morgan is most famous for designing the Morgan dollar, one of many namesakes, as well as the never-released $100 Gold Union coin.
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Obverse: Bust of Albert facing left ALBERT. EDWARD. PRINCE. OF. WALES PRESIDENT / G. MORGAN SC
Reverse: facade of building including Albert Hall LONDON. ANNUAL. INTERNATIONAL. EXHIBITION. OF. ALL. FINE. ARTS. INDUSTRIES. AND. INVENTIONS MDCCCLXXIII
Edge: CHAS. L. FLORIS CATALOGUE NO. 2508
The annual part was short lived as this international exhibition in South Kensington was closed in 1874 due to lack of interest. The medal recipient was Charles L. Floris from Peckham, Surrey born in 1848 who was a pottery painter. He was awarded this medal for a piece called "Plateau" which was for sale for £4/ 10s in the Painting on Pottery section.
George Thomas Morgan (November 24, 1845 – January 4, 1925) was a United States Mint engraver who is famous for designing many popular coins, such as the Morgan dollar and the reverse of the Columbian Exposition half dollar. Morgan was born in Birmingham, England where he worked for many years as a die engraver. He came to the United States in 1876 and was hired as an assistant engraver at the Mint in October under William Barber. He figured very prominently in the production of pattern coins from 1877 onward, and designed several varieties of 1877 half dollars, the 1879 "Schoolgirl" dollar, and the 1882 "Shield Earring" coins. He became the seventh Chief Engraver of the United States Mint following the death of Charles E. Barber in February 1917. Morgan is most famous for designing the Morgan dollar, one of many namesakes, as well as the never-released $100 Gold Union coin.
