Great Exhibition medal
Object
Medal
Production date
1851
Object number
1987.549
Physical Description
'International Industrial Exhibition' Medal
Associated Person
Wilson, Marian
Material
Metals
Dimension
Diameter (Front): 50mm
Depth (Front): 5mm
Depth (Front): 5mm
Exhibition Label
From the exhibition 'Pubs, Clubs & Carnivals: An exhibition about pleasure and leisure in Hackney' [21 June - 3 September 2016]
The Great Exhibition 1851
Exhibitions in particular were considered suitable activities for the working classes as they were seen to be educational. The most famous example of this is the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, which aimed to educate public taste by exposing them to the best of British, Empire and foreign manufacturing.
The Illustrated London News wrote “we must address ourselves to the elevation of the people… the Great Exhibition is fitted to become a special instrument towards this end.”
Describing poorer visitors on days with reduced or no entrance fees, it claimed “the Great Exhibition is to them more of a school than a show”.
The Great Exhibition 1851
Exhibitions in particular were considered suitable activities for the working classes as they were seen to be educational. The most famous example of this is the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, which aimed to educate public taste by exposing them to the best of British, Empire and foreign manufacturing.
The Illustrated London News wrote “we must address ourselves to the elevation of the people… the Great Exhibition is fitted to become a special instrument towards this end.”
Describing poorer visitors on days with reduced or no entrance fees, it claimed “the Great Exhibition is to them more of a school than a show”.
On display?
No