Harvard Art Museums > 1927.214: Sir Benjamin Thompson, later Count Rumford (1753-1814) Medals and Medallions Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Sir Benjamin Thompson, later Count Rumford (1753-1814) (James Tassie) , 1927.214,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/231458. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1927.214 People James Tassie, British, English (Pollokshaws, Scotland 1735 - 1799 London, England) Title Sir Benjamin Thompson, later Count Rumford (1753-1814) Classification Medals and Medallions Work Type medallion Date 1796 Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/231458 Physical Descriptions Medium Glass Technique Relief Dimensions 9.3 x 6.2 cm (3 11/16 x 2 7/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: impressed in exergue: Tassie F. inscription: exergue, impressed: COUNT RUMFORD / 1796 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Miss Elizabeth Bartol, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1927. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Estate of Miss Elizabeth Bartol Accession Year 1927 Object Number 1927.214 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Thompson in profile left., white relief on blue ground. Publication History Padhraig Higgins, "The chimney doctor at Channel Row: Benjamin Thompson's experiments in poor relief in the 1790s", Speculative Minds in Georgian Ireland: Novelty, Experiment and Widening Horizons, Four Courts Press (Dublin, 2023), pp. 182-203, p. 183, repr. as fig. 8.1 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
