Medal commemorating International Congress on Tuberculosis, Washington
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1908
This bronze commemorative medal was designed by Victor David Brenner and created in 1908 in the United States. It commemorates the International Congress on Tuberculosis held in Washington. The object measures 6.2 by 3 cm (1 7/16 by 1 3/16 in.) and features a shield-like contour with an integrated suspension loop at the top.
The relief design depicts a standing allegorical female figure draped in robes, raising one arm while holding an hourglass-like symbol flanked by wings in the other. A serpentine creature appears at her side near the bottom. The medal is cast or struck in bronze and displays relief elements against a broad recessed field.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- 6.2 × 3 cm (1 7/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Victor David Brenner (American, born Šiauliai, Russian Empire, now Lithuania, 1871–1924)
- Place recorded
- United States
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Medal commemorating International Congress on Tuberculosis, Washington
- Museum object number
- 1912.1524
Catalogue references
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