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World’s Columbian Exposition Commemorative Presentation Medal, American, 1892–94; cast by 1896

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1892–94; cast by 1896

Medal in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 2018.370), 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; Waterbury, New England, United States. 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 Diameter: 3 in. (7.6 cm). 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
Diameter: 3 in. (7.6 cm)

Technical characteristics

Maker recorded
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Place recorded
Waterbury, New England, United States
Culture recorded
American

Identification

Met object id
786133
Museum object name
Medal
Museum object number
2018.370

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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