Medal Portugese Marconi Company, by Joao Da Silva, Portugal, 1951 | |||||||||||
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| Inventory Number: | 14889 | ||||||||||
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| Persons: |
João da Silva (Maker (Signed by)) | ||||||||||
| Date Created: | Dated 1951 | ||||||||||
| Place Created: | Portugal Europe |
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| Accession Number: | 2004-9/175 | ||||||||||
| Brief Description: | Medal Portugese Marconi Company: bronze circular medal produced by the Portugese Marconi Company. Face shows portrait of Marconi in profile with his dates, 1874 - 1937 and is signed Joao da Silva. The reverse of the medal bears a design which has flying spirit like female figures in the 'ether', who are surrounded by the sea and a background of beam type aerial antennae, with the dates 1926 - 1951, and the words 'Compannia Portuguesa Radio Marconi'. Previously catalogued with other medals (Inv. Num.s 41328, 42576, 34099). | ||||||||||
| Primary Inscriptions: | "GUGLIELMO MARCONI / 1874 1937 / JOAO DA SILVA / MCMLI" on obverse. "COMPANHIA PORTUGUESA RADIO MARCONI / ESTASAO DE ALFRAGIDE / 1926 1951" on reverse. | ||||||||||
| Provenance: | Presented by the Marconi Corporation. | ||||||||||
| Collection Group: | Marconi Collection | ||||||||||
| Material(s): |
Bronze | ||||||||||
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Case for Medal | |||||||||||
| Inventory Number: | 14889 | ||||||||||
| Object Type: | | ||||||||||
| Persons: |
João da Silva (Maker (Signed by)) | ||||||||||
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| Place Created: | Portugal Europe |
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| Brief Description: | Gold-trimmed blue card case with red velvet lining. | ||||||||||
| Primary Inscriptions: | Map image printed on outside of lid surrounded by text "DE TODO O MUNDO PARA TODO O MUNDO | VIA PORTUGALE". Stamped inside lid "COMPANHIA PORTUGUESA | RADIO MARCONI | 1926-1951". | ||||||||||
| Provenance: | Transferred to MHS from the Bodleian Library's Marconi Archive in December 2006 as part of a rationalisation of Marconi material in both directions. | ||||||||||
| Collection Group: | Marconi Collection | ||||||||||
| Material(s): |
Bronze | ||||||||||
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Permalink: http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/object/inv/14889