Cape Colony: Royal Horticultural Society, King Williams Town Autumn Show Award
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Form:
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Circular. Obverse matt. Reverse proof-like
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By:
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John Pinches, London |
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Date:
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1908 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1188;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 44.4 mm | Silver | 46.0 mm | $65 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Two loosely draped females; on left, seated right on block: "RHS" holding fruit with fruit tree behind; on right, standing front holding floral wreath in right hand and supporting floral cornucopia with left. Legend above: "POMONA FLORA". On the exergue line at left: "PINCHES". In the exergue, cartouche: "AFFILIATED / SOCIETIES".
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Reverse:
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Within a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon at the bottom, space for engraving. This medal " "K.W.T / AUTUMN SHOW. / (line) / WON BY / DR. BROWNLEE / 1908".
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Notes:
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Comes in fitted brown case lined with white silk and blue velvet. On the inside of the lid within a rectangle: "JOHN PINCHES / MEDALLIST, / 21, ALBERT EMBANKMENT, / LONDON."
The recipient of this medal was probably Dr. John Innes Brownlee, a South African born medical doctor and graduate of Glasgow University. Dr Brownlee was the grandson of the Reverend John Brownlee (1791-1871), a Scottish missionary, who in 1825 founded a mission station which later became the site of King Williams Town. Rev. Brownlee was himself a botanist and collected many flora of the region which became the foundation of the Town's the Botanical Garden.
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