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Identification and Creation

Object Number
B29
People
Unidentified Artist
Asa Gray (1810-1888)
Title
Asa Gray (1810-1888)
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1876
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/305097

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
7.6 cm (3 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: around perimeter: INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION / PHILADELPHIA, MDCCCLXXVI; in center: AWARDED BY UNITED STATES CENTENNIAL COMMISSION
  • inscription: reverse: AWARDED BY / UNITED STATES / CENTENNIAL / COMMISSION

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of the U. S. Centennial Commision to Dr. Asa Gray, 1876, Gray Herbarium

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard University Portrait Collection, Gift of the U. S. Centennial Commision to Dr. Asa Gray, 1876, Gray Herbarium
Object Number
B29
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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