1951.101.4: Pope Pius XII (1876-1958)
Medals and Medallions
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1951.101.4
- People
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Aurelio Mistruzzi, Italian (1880 - 1960)
- Title
- Pope Pius XII (1876-1958)
- Classification
- Medals and Medallions
- Work Type
- medal
- Date
- 20th century
- Culture
- Italian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/48009
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- White metal?
- Dimensions
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3.5 cm height with loop for hanging x 2.6 cm diam. x 0.2 cm depth (1 3/8 x 1 x 1/16 in.)
5.75 g - Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: lower edge of obv: MISTRUZZI
- inscription: obverse, around edge, cast in: PIUS XII PONTIFEX MAXIMUS
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Mason Hammond, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1951.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mason Hammond
- Accession Year
- 1951
- Object Number
- 1951.101.4
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Integral loop for hanging. Obverse: Pius XII in left profile; reverse: Holy Family with olive branch beneath.
Verification Level
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