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Medal: In Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary - The Warner and Swasey Company (Cleveland Museum of Art 1930.299)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1930

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1930.299: Medal: In Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary - The Warner and Swasey Company, 1930. Victor D. Brenner (American, 1871–1924). Bronze; diameter: 6.4 x 0.4 cm (2 1/2 x 3/16 in.). Inscribed: obverse - encircling the busts: "WORCESTER REED WARNER . AMBROSE SWASEY"; center below: "1880-1920"; at left beside bust of Worcester R. Warner: "1846-1929"; under bust at right: "V. D. BRENNER." reverse - center bottom: "LICK TELESCOPE"; left: "THE WARNER & SWASEY CO."; right: "CLEVELAND, OHIO, U. S. A.. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Materials
bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 6.4 x 0.4 cm (2 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Measurements
Diameter: 6.4 x 0.4 cm (2 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Material and technique
bronze

Design

Inscription
obverse - encircling the busts: "WORCESTER REED WARNER . AMBROSE SWASEY"; center below: "1880-1920"; at left beside bust of Worcester R. Warner: "1846-1929"; under bust at right: "V. D. BRENNER." reverse - center bottom: "LICK TELESCOPE"; left: "THE WARNER & SWASEY CO."; right: "CLEVELAND, OHIO, U. S. A.

Identification

Date recorded
1930
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
1930.299
Published references
McCormick, Sooa Im. "The Past and Present of the Korean Collection in the Cleveland Museum of Art." In The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art . Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, 국외소재문화재재단, and An Min-hŭi, ed., 22-37. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 23-24, fig. 6
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.

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