Abraham Lincoln Medal (Cleveland Museum of Art 1934.212)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1900s
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1934.212: Abraham Lincoln Medal , 1900s. Charles Calverley (American, 1833–1914). Bronze; diameter: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.). Inscribed: obverse - right-hand side: "FEB.12.1809 APRIL.14.1865"; left-hand side: "ABRAHAM LINCOLN."
Below: "C. Calverley." reverse - "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE/ WITH CHARITY FOR ALL/ WITH FIRMNESS IN THE RIGHT/ AS GOD GIVES US TO SEE THE RIGHT/ LET US STRIVE ON TO FINISH/ THE WORK WE ARE IN/ ALincoln [in ligature].". 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
- Diameter: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- bronze
Design
- Inscription
- obverse - right-hand side: "FEB.12.1809 APRIL.14.1865"; left-hand side: "ABRAHAM LINCOLN." Below: "C. Calverley." reverse - "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE/ WITH CHARITY FOR ALL/ WITH FIRMNESS IN THE RIGHT/ AS GOD GIVES US TO SEE THE RIGHT/ LET US STRIVE ON TO FINISH/ THE WORK WE ARE IN/ ALincoln [in ligature]."
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1900s
- Culture period
- America
- Maker recorded
- Charles Calverley (American, 1833–1914)
- Museum attribution
- Charles Calverley (American, 1833–1914)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1934.212
- 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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