Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens Commemorative Plaquette
Object Number:
1956.216
Date:
1937
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 13/16 x 1/4 in. ( 6.3 x 4.6 x 0.7 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at lower left of field: "MCM JF[in circle]XXXIV"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y."
Description:
Bronze struck plaquette with obverse showing clothed bust of Saint-Gaudens facing left with inscription above: "AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS/STATUAIRE AETATISLVI." Reverse contains inscription: "IN.HONOR.../OF.AN.AMERICAN/SCVLPTOR.../AVGVSTVS SAINT/GAVDENS.../SCVLPTORS.DINNER.OF.THE/MEDALLIC.ART.COMPANY.N.Y/APRIL.IX.MCMXXXVII."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Sergeant Kendall
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
