Collection Highlights
Drawing by Sargeant: Figure Studies after Tintoretto's "Worship of the Golden Calf"; verso: sketch of a horse-drawn carriage and a more finished study of a horse
c. 1874
1935.85.2.24
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of James Carroll Beckwith Album 1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Herbert Hoover Medal
Title
Herbert Hoover Medal
Date
1928
Medium
Bronze; cardboard, paper
Dimensions
box: 3 x 3 x 9/16 in. ( 7.6 x 7.6 x 1.4 cm )
diameter: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
Description
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing clothed facing bust of Herbert Hoover with legend: "HERBERT HOOVER." Reverse contains blank space at center flanked by fasces. Medal is inset into cream-colored square cardboard box.
Object Number
994
Marks
Inscription: obverse, at lower right of field: "J.K"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y."
Inscription: box cover, inside: "MEDALLIC ART CO./NEW YORK"
Gallery Label
Companion to a medal depicting Alfred E. Smith. Both were candidates for the U.S. Presidency in 1928.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
