Medal: Charles Dickens (Cleveland Museum of Art 1940.1230)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1912
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1940.1230: Medal: Charles Dickens , 1912. John Severinus Conway (American, 1852–1925). Bronze; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). Inscribed: "CHARLES DICKENS NOVELIST.
TO A/BLITHE/SPIRIT/THE F OF/ THE M.". 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
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
- Material and technique
- bronze
Design
- Inscription
- "CHARLES DICKENS NOVELIST. TO A/BLITHE/SPIRIT/THE F OF/ THE M."
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1912
- Culture period
- America
- Maker recorded
- John Severinus Conway (American, 1852–1925)
- Museum attribution
- John Severinus Conway (American, 1852–1925)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1940.1230
- 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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