RefNo | MOB/102 |
Level | Item |
Title | Plaque bearing the Royal Society coat of arms |
Artist | Nobel Industries, Imperial Chenical Industries |
Date | 1948 |
Description | Brass plaque bearing an impression of the Royal Society coat of arms. The arms were engraved by explosives and the plaque sprayed with a varnish layer. In original carry case inscribed: 'ARMS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY BRASS PLAQUE (sprayed with Necolustre Ardeer May 1948/ B. M. C. 5 Box B' and label inscribed: 'This Plaque has been sprayed with "Necolustre". Ardeer. May 1948'. 'Ardeer' refers to the ICI's factory in Ardeer, Ayrshire. |
ObjectName | Artefact |
Materials | Brass, varnish |
Dimensions | 304 mm (h) x 260 mm (w) x 5 mm (d) |
AccessStatus | Open |
Provenance | Presented to the Royal Society in 1948 by the Imperial Chemical Industries: 'Reported a gift by the Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. of a brass plaque bearing an impression of the Society's arms whih had been cut by eplosive (the Munroe effect).' [CMP/17, pp.437] |