National Eisteddfod Association Medal (bronze proof)
Created by William Goscombe John
Date: 1896
Usually date of exhibition rather than production
Object class: numismatics
Object type: medal
Material: metal - bronze
Technique: cast
Description: On the obverse is a relief of the sixth century Welsh poet Taliesin, while on the reverse is a representation of the Welsh dragon. The bronze proof would have been made once the medal's design had been approved by the artist and organisers of the commission.
Notes: The Eisteddfod organizes festivals of Welsh music, poetry and art every year. This medal was commissioned by the National Eisteddfod Association of Wales and has been awarded to prize winners in the annual competitions since 1896.
Makers, Owners and Exhibitors
Owned by National Museum of Wales
1912
Accession number: NMW A 2578. Gift of Sir William Goscombe John
Sources
National Museum of Wales: Collections Online
http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/art/online/?action=show_item&item=1086 (accessed 3 September 2010)
Citing this record
'National Eisteddfod Association Medal (bronze proof)', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/object.php?id=ann_1283533357, accessed 21 Mar 2023]
