Medal
Collection object
1986.0033
H. incl. suspension 5.1 W. 3.8 T. 0.3. perforation o.4. L. suspension band 48.5 W. 4.7 W. white strip 0.9
Medal, white metal "Confraternity of the Holy Family/ St. John's Limerick", silk suspension band. Oval medal with flan, groove and ridge inside flan. O/ in the lower two thirds, holy family, Jesus as youth, haloed, left hand on chest, right hand half raised in blessing in centre; to left Mary, hands joined looking down on him; to right Joseph, left hand on chest, olive branch in right hand, looking down on Jesus. All dressed in Roman style. Above, dove radiant, and around above "Jesus Mary Joseph". R/ around, raised, title. Centre between double foliate scrolls above and below, "Jubilee/ 1874-1899/ Medal"; below small, "O'Connor Limerick" Suspension loop above. Blue pale silk suspension band with a central white strip stitched on, held to the medal with a brass wire oval, the ends of the band stitched together to form a triangular point.
O'Connor (made by)