1943.1091: Adam Duncan, Admiral Viscount Duncan (1731-1804)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1943.1091

People

James Tassie, British, English (Pollokshaws, Scotland 1735 - 1799 London, England)

Title

Adam Duncan, Admiral Viscount Duncan (1731-1804)

Classification

Medals and Medallions

Work Type

medallion

Date

1797

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/230207

Physical Descriptions

Medium

White and clear glass paste with gray backing

Dimensions

sight: 11.3 x 7.6 x 2.9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 x 1 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: impressed in truncation: Tassie F.
• label: verso, paper, black ink, handwritten: Admiral Lord Duncan / Tassie 1797
• stamp: on exergue, stamped: ADMIRAL / LORD VISC. DUNCAN / 1797

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Frederick Rathbone, London], sold [through Cooper and Griffin, New York] [1]; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 1910, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

Notes
[1] Cooper and Griffin were Rathbone's American agents

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop

Accession Year

1943

Object Number

1943.1091

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Duncan in profile left, in uniform with decorations. Frame is sealed at back.

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