World's Columbian Exposition Commemorative Presentation Medal, American, 1892–94, cast by 1896
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1892–94, cast by 1896
Medal in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1995.4), catalogued by the museum's The American Wing department under the title “World's Columbian Exposition Commemorative Presentation Medal”. The museum dates it 1892–94, cast by 1896 and records its origin as American. It is attributed to Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire). The museum records the medium as Bronze and the dimensions as Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Christopher Columbus. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Augustus Saint-Gaudens
- Culture recorded
- American
Identification
- Met object id
- 14941
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- 1995.4
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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