Medal: Abdul Baha (Cleveland Museum of Art 1940.1231)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1912
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1940.1231: Medal: Abdul Baha , 1912. Louis McClellan Potter (American, 1873–1912). Bronze; overall: 7.7 x 5.1 cm (3 1/16 x 2 in.). Inscribed: upper left-hand corner: "LOUIS POTTER"; below, center: "ABDUL . BAHA/ PERSIAN REFORMER. APOSTLE OF PEACE/ TRIBUTE FROM THE C. OF F. OF M./MCMXII.". 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: 7.7 x 5.1 cm (3 1/16 x 2 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 7.7 x 5.1 cm (3 1/16 x 2 in.)
- Material and technique
- bronze
Design
- Inscription
- upper left-hand corner: "LOUIS POTTER"; below, center: "ABDUL . BAHA/ PERSIAN REFORMER. APOSTLE OF PEACE/ TRIBUTE FROM THE C. OF F. OF M./MCMXII."
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1912
- Culture period
- America
- Maker recorded
- Louis McClellan Potter (American, 1873–1912)
- Museum attribution
- Louis McClellan Potter (American, 1873–1912)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1940.1231
- 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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