Whistler Medal (Cleveland Museum of Art 1923.222)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1900s
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1923.222: Whistler Medal, 1900s. Victor D. Brenner (American, 1871–1924). Bronze; overall: 6.4 x 9 cm (2 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.). Inscribed: obverse - Whistler's butterfly monogram and the inscription: "JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER"/" PAINTER ETCHER"/" AVTHOR"; above, signed: "V.
D. Brenner." reverse - "Messieurs les Ennemis.". 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
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- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6.4 x 9 cm (2 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 6.4 x 9 cm (2 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- bronze
Design
- Inscription
- obverse - Whistler's butterfly monogram and the inscription: "JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER"/" PAINTER ETCHER"/" AVTHOR"; above, signed: "V. D. Brenner." reverse - "Messieurs les Ennemis."
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1900s
- 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
- 1923.222
- 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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