| Reference Number | HI/2012-8 |
| Title | Dublin Hospitals Rugby Cup Medal |
| Date | 1897-1898 |
| Creator Name | James Fenton & Co.; 1854-1956; silversmiths |
| E.R. Moore & Co.; fl. late nineteenth century; silversmiths |
| Description | Winners medal of the Dublin Hospitals Rugby Cup awarded to A.C. McVittie as Captain of the Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital team. Silver. On obverse: in the centre, the image of a man sitting on the crest of Dublin City, holding an angel in his hand, around which are the words: "DUBLIN HOSPITALS FOOTBALL UNION"; the edges decorated with shamrocks and thistles. Engraved on reverse are the words: "WON BY/SIR PATRICK DUNS/1898/A.C.McVITTIE.Capt". Also the maker's marks for James Fenton & Co. (Birmingham) and Moore & Co. (Grafton Street), and hallmarked Birmingham 1897. Suspension loop at top. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 36mm x 33mm x 2mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Medal |
| Term | Medals |
| Awards and Prizes |