1943.1091: Adam Duncan, Admiral Viscount Duncan (1731-1804)
Medals and Medallions
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1943.1091
- People
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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
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- 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
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[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.
Verification Level
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