Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RASM-RASM/1
Title
Inauguration and commissioning of the medal
Date(s)
- 2000-2003 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
1 archival folder, handwritten, typed and printed + 1 bronze cast medal in presentation case.
Context area
Name of creator
(1823-)
Administrative history
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of… read more
Name of creator
(1962-)
Biographical history
Danuta Solowiej-Wedderburn is a Polish-born (1962) sculptor residing in the United Kingdom. She immigrated to the UK in 1987, where she began engraving plaquettes and medals. In 2006, Solowiej-Wedderburn was commissioned for an engraving for the reverse… read more
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence and administrative documents concerned with the inauguration and commissioning of the medal. These are:
- 'Gold Medals - Memorandum to House and Events Committee, for 11 May 2000', memorandum from Giles Tillotson, Director, Royal Asiatic … read more
Description control area
Description identifier
gb891 rasm/1