"And then She made the lasses, O", a bronze art medal 1996, by Hazel White for the British Art Medal Society

Obv: a handprint

Rev: a female form, finger imprints and legend (taken from Robert Burns) "Her 'prentice hand she tried on man, and then she made the lasses, O." in three lines

Condition: As made

Diameter: 84mm x 69mm

References: Attwood BAMS 110; The Medal 29 p143

Notes: The text is taken from Burns's Green Grow the Rushes O, the complete context being:
Auld Nature swears the lovely dears,
Her noblest work she classes, O;
Her 'prentice hand she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses, O.
The medal was issued in an edition of just 52 and is thus rare. It is also a medallic sculpture of great charm and humour.

Price £150