"Somers Medal", 1830–70
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1830–70
Medal in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 83.2.389), catalogued by the museum's The American Wing department under the title “"Somers Medal"”.
The museum dates it 1830–70. It is attributed to Charles Cushing Wright. The museum records the medium as Bronze and the dimensions as Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Ships. 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Charles Cushing Wright
Identification
- Met object id
- 5124
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- 83.2.389
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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