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Collingwood Jewellers : 46 Conduit Street, London

Design for a Grand Master's badge for the Order of the British Empire c.1959

23.0 x 15.5 cm (mount) | RCIN 453691

Design for a Grand Master's badge for the Order of the British Empire

Collingwood Jewellers : 46 Conduit Street, London

Design for a Grand Master's badge for the Order of the British Empire c.1959

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Description

Bodycolour design for a new badge with double portrait central medallion mounted on a cross patonce on a laurel wreath surmounted by the Imperial crown and suspended from a pink and pale blue watered ribbon.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Collingwood Jewellers : 46 Conduit Street, London
(designer)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Commonwealth of Nations
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

bodycolour, glaze

Measurements

23.0 x 15.5 cm (mount)

26.5 x 18.7 cm (sight)
Groupings
Category
Drawings / Watercolours
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Genealogy and Heraldry
Orders (honour)
Order of the British Empire (GB)
Heraldry
Insignia (heraldic)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Industries, Crafts and Trades
Jewellery
Badges
Crowns
Imperial State Crown (GB regalia; general term where identification difficult)

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