Reproduction
Title
Williamson's Royal Society Medal
Object Category
Medal
Description
White medal with silver rim, glass over both sides.
White medal with silver rim, glass over both sides.
Obverse - portrait of young Queen Victoria, left hand side profile. She wears a crown and her hair is up.
Reverse - A full body portrait of Newton, with a diagram of the Solar System (as then known) to his left showing five planets and a comet (?). and another diagram to his right (unknown).
Around the outer side of the medal is an inscription giving Willaimsons name and the year of award.
Asbestos Inspection - Non-Asbestos
Production Date
1862
Material
silver, glass
Dimensions
Associated Person
Williamson, Alexander W
Collection
Chemistry
Accession Number
LDUSC-CHEM-308
Administration Name
UCL Science and Engineering Collections
