1939.253: A Betrothal Medal
Medals and Medallions
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1939.253
- People
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John Clements Gregory, American (London, England 1879 - 1958 New York, NY)
- Title
- A Betrothal Medal
- Classification
- Medals and Medallions
- Work Type
- medal
- Date
- 1939
- Places
- Creation Place: North America, United States
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/230648
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Gold plated
- Dimensions
- 197.71 g, 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: Obverse, l.c: JG 39, Signed Date: 1939
- inscription: Obverse: Ceres' blessing so is on you; reverse: scarcity and want shall shun you. Around edge: The Society of Medalists Twentieth Issue. John Gregory-Sculptor. Medallic Art Co NY-gold plated.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Society of Medalists
- Accession Year
- 1939
- Object Number
- 1939.253
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Obverse: profile of a woman with wheat in her hair; reverse: flower and bees. 20th Issue of Society of Medalists. The Fogg owns another cast of this medal, 1943.1657.20, and there is a cast at the Smithsonian. The medal is based upon the scene before the cell of Prospero, in Act 4 of Shakespeare's "The Tempest;" the inscription comes from the song of Ceres in this scene.
Verification Level
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