Giambattista Morgagni medal
Reproduction
Object numberRCSSC/M 141
CollectionSpecial collections
CategoryCoins and medals
Object nameMedals
TitleGiambattista Morgagni medal
DescriptionGiambattista Morgagni medal commemorating the presentation of a bust of Morgagni to St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, by Pieroni, 1899.
Obverse: Portrait of Giambattista Morgagni, profile to left.
Reverse: A wreath, the left half of olive, and the right half of oak.
Production date 1899
Artist
Pieroni, fl 1890s, medallist, Florence
Sitter/subject
Associated institution
Related objectsRCSSC/M 140
Physical Location
LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions
Physical Information
Physical descriptionCircular bronze medal.
A GIAMBATTISTA MORGAGNI DA FORLILEVATO DALLA STATUE DEL PROF. S. SALVINIPIERONI F. IN. FIRENZEINARGURANDOSI / IN LONDRA / IL BUSTO MARMOREO / DONATO DAGLI ITALIANI / ALLA SCUOLA MEDICA / DELL'OSPEDALE S.TOMASO / MDCCCXCIX
Dimensions
medal diameter: 70 mm
