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Flat round bronze object depicting a man's profile. The museum photo shows the obverse and reverse of the medal.

The front/obverse side is the profile head of a man (Francis James Child) facing left. He is clean shaven, has curly hair and wears a jacket. His name is written around the top as the circular medal turns. The back/reverse side is shown to the right bears two small circular indentations etch marks and divots all around, a small sticker, and handwritten museum number, no additional imagery. The object is a brown/bronze color, metal surface, though not very shiny.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1921.32
People
Leila Usher, American (Onalaska, WI 1859 - 1955 New York, NY)
Title
Francis James Child (1825-1896)
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
19th-20th century
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/231941

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: obverse, lower edge: Leila Usher
  • inscription: Obverse: Francis James Child

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Miss Leila Usher.
Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1921.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Miss Leila Usher
Accession Year
1921
Object Number
1921.32
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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