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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1980.113
People
George T. Morgan (Birmingham, England 1845 - 1925 Philadelphia, PA)
Title
Temple Trust Fund Medal
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Medal Received by George Inness from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1892
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/227481

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
95.58 g, 5.5 x 0.5 cm (2 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse, cast in: JOSEPH E. TEMPLE
  • inscription: reverse, cast in: THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS FOUNDED 1805 / TEMPLE TRUST FUND MEDAL FOUNDED 1880 / GEORGE INNESS 1892

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Augustus P. Loring; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1980.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Augustus P. Loring
Accession Year
1980
Object Number
1980.113
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The Temple Trust Fund Medal was awarded annually on a merit basis, by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. This medal was presented to George Inness in 1892. It is a second-place medal; Henry S. Bisbing won the first-place gold medal.

Verification Level

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