item details
NameLinnean Society Medal
ProductionJohn Pinches; manufacturer(s); 1898; England
Frank Bowcher; engraver; 1898; England
Frank Bowcher; engraver; 1898; England
Classificationmedals
Materialsbronze
Materials Summarybronze medal
Techniquesmetalworking, striking, engraving
DimensionsOverall: 5mm (width), 72mm (height), 72mm (diameter)
Registration NumberNU006495
Credit lineGift of the family of Sir James Hector, 1937
Overview
Bronze specimen of the Gold Medal awarded to awarded to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker by the Linnean Society in 1898. Hooker was awarded the medal to mark the completion of his botanical survey of India. His expedition in India and the Himalayas lasted for 3 years from 1847 – 1851, from which Hooker brought back 7000 plant specimens.
The obverse of the medal shows a profile of Hooker, flanked by the inscriptions "J.D.H." and "AET LXXX" [i.e. “Joseph Dalton Hooker aged 80."] Text on the reverse records the presentation to Hooker.