Medal Portrait of Ambrose Swasey (Cleveland Museum of Art 1918.146)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1915
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1918.146: Medal Portrait of Ambrose Swasey, 1915. Victor D. Brenner (American, 1871–1924). Bronze; overall: 9 x 7.5 cm (3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.).
Inscribed: engraved on the lower edge: V. D. Brenner, 1915, Sc. No. 91.. 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
- Overall: 9 x 7.5 cm (3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 9 x 7.5 cm (3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- bronze
Design
- Inscription
- engraved on the lower edge: V. D. Brenner, 1915, Sc. No. 91.
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1915
- Culture period
- America
- Maker recorded
- Victor D. Brenner (American, 1871–1924)
- Museum attribution
- Victor D. Brenner (American, 1871–1924)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1918.146
- Published references
- "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 5, no. 2/3 (1918): 34-35. Mentioned: p. 34
- 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.