Medal (Cleveland Museum of Art 1917.374)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1917
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1917.374: Medal, 1917. Jonathan M. Swanson (American, 1888–1963). Bronze; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). Inscribed: "1517 - 1917" (on each side of the door); "Quadricentennial of the Reformation.".
Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
- Material and technique
- bronze
Design
- Inscription
- "1517 - 1917" (on each side of the door); "Quadricentennial of the Reformation."
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1917
- Culture period
- America
- Maker recorded
- Jonathan M. Swanson (American, 1888–1963)
- Museum attribution
- Jonathan M. Swanson (American, 1888–1963)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1917.374
- Published references
- "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 5, no. 1 (1918): 12-14. Mentioned: p. 12
- Museum classification
- Metalwork
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm medallist, edition and restrike status against medallic references.