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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1953.36.2
People
Henry Kreis, American (Essen, Germany 1899 - 1963 Essex, CT)
Title
Connecticut Tercentenary Medal
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1935
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/228685

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold-plated bronze?
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: lower edge of obv.: © HENRY KREIS
  • inscription: edge, incised: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y.
  • inscription: reverse, struck: [around edge:] THREE CENTURIES OF SELF-GOVERNMENT BASED ON CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY; [in image:] RELIGION; LAW; EDUCATION; [on banner:] QUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINET.
  • inscription: obverse, struck: [on banner, in image:] 1635-1935 CONNECTICUT 300 YEARS

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Gordon Worcester
Accession Year
1953
Object Number
1953.36.2
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: eight pilgrims, standing and seated; reverse: grapevines with grapes.

Verification Level

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