Medal (reverse), of Royal Scottish Society of Arts

This is the reverse of a silver medal of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts. It was awarded to Richard Adie (1810-81) in 1860 for his barometer. Adie was a son of Alexander Adie, a scientific instrument maker based in Edinburgh. He set up in business in Liverpool in 1835.

The reverse bears a depiction of Minerva, the Roman goddess of Wisdom.

The Royal Scottish Society of Arts, founded in 1821, encouraged the improvement of 'useful arts and manufactures'. It awarded prize medals each year and over the years Alexander Adie and his sons won a number for their inventions and improvements.

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Online ID:	000-190-004-190-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland T.1984.165
Date:	1860
Material:	Silver. Inscription: TO / Richard Adie, F.R.S.S.A. / FOR HIS / New Hermetic Barometer / No 3992 / The Silver Medal / 1860; ROYAL SOCIETY OF A
Dimensions:	48 mm D x 3 mm
What:	Medal
Subject:	10. METEOROLOGY (Departmental Classification)
Who:	Kirkwood (Inscribed on the medal) Minerva (Shown on the medal) Richard Adie (Owner) Royal Scottish Society of Arts (Medal awarded by above society)
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Description:	Silver medal awarded by the Royal Scottish Society of Arts to Richard Adie for his new hermetic barometer in 1860
References:	Clarke, T.N., Morrison-Low, A.D. & Simpson, A.D.C. Brass & glass scientific instrument making workshops in Scotland as illustrated by instruments from the Arthur Frank Collection at the Royal Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1989. pp 44,51,64 Transactions of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts 6. 1864. Appendix 5.
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