| Reference Number | HI/2016-7-11 |
| Title | Royal Victoria Hospital Bicentenary Commemorative Plaque |
| Date | [1997] |
| Creator Name | Martin; John Bryson (b. 1948); artist and consultant in accident & emergency medicine |
| Description | Square-shaped, wooden wall plaque commemorating the bicentenary of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. On the front upon dark blue material is a large, circular bronze disc depicting a doctor and nurse attending to a patient lying in bed. Around the edge is inscribed "ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL BICENTENARY/1797/1997". The plaque is backed with dark blue felt and a metal bracket for hanging. Also attached to the back is a photograph and short biography of the artist, John Bryson Martin (b. Groomsport, 1948), along with a description of how the plaque was created and care instructions. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | Plaque: 265mm x 265mm x 17mm |
| Disc: 183mm (diameter) |
| 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 | Wall Plaque |
| Term | Hospitals |
| Medicine in the Arts |
| Sculpture |
| Anniversaries and Special Events |