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Honor Medal (Cleveland Museum of Art 1920.246)

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1917–1918

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1920.246: Honor Medal, 1917–1918. American Car and Foundry Co. (American). Bronze; diameter: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). Inscribed: "For Service Faithfully Rendered"; signed: "C.B. - J.K.". Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Materials
bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Measurements
Diameter: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Material and technique
bronze

Design

Inscription
"For Service Faithfully Rendered"; signed: "C.B. - J.K."

Identification

Date recorded
1917–1918
Culture period
America
Maker recorded
American Car and Foundry Co. (American)
Museum attribution
American Car and Foundry Co. (American)
Holding institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Museum object number
1920.246
Published references
"Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 7, no. 7 (1920): 109-10. Mentioned: p. 109
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

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