silver medal
Object Detail
Object Name
medal
Description
Silver Cambridge University Boat Club medal, 1919.
Silver coloured medal. The obverse reads "Universitas Cantabrigiensis" with a coat of arms, and the reverse is inscribed "C.U.B.C. Fixed Seat Eights 1919".
Probably won by W. Boulton, who was no. 2 in the Trinity Hall crew that won these Lent Term Time Races, the first Cambridge boat race held after the Great War (see Bond, A HISTORY OF THE THBC, at p. 145).
Part of the Thomas E. Weil Collection. Thomas E. Weil is a very knowledgeable and respected collector of rowing memorabilia from all over the world. His extensive collection includes material from many years of the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, and Henley Royal Regatta. He also lectures and writes on rowing history and is a Trustee of the River and Rowing Museum.
Silver coloured medal. The obverse reads "Universitas Cantabrigiensis" with a coat of arms, and the reverse is inscribed "C.U.B.C. Fixed Seat Eights 1919".
Probably won by W. Boulton, who was no. 2 in the Trinity Hall crew that won these Lent Term Time Races, the first Cambridge boat race held after the Great War (see Bond, A HISTORY OF THE THBC, at p. 145).
Part of the Thomas E. Weil Collection. Thomas E. Weil is a very knowledgeable and respected collector of rowing memorabilia from all over the world. His extensive collection includes material from many years of the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, and Henley Royal Regatta. He also lectures and writes on rowing history and is a Trustee of the River and Rowing Museum.
Accession No
2003.532.564
Collection
The Tom Weil Collection/Rowing
Associated Date
1919
Associated Period
20th century
Date
1919