Museum Collections
Luce Center
Daniel Webster Commemorative Medal
Title
Daniel Webster Commemorative Medal
Date
1852 or later
Medium
Bronze; wood, leather, silk, paper
Dimensions
case: 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 15/16 in. ( 10.8 x 10.8 x 2.4 cm )
diameter: 3 1/16 in. ( 7.7 cm )
Description
Bronze struck medal with obverse depicting nude male bust facing right with legend: "DANIEL WEBSTER." Reverse bears commemorative column at center, surmounted by globe, with inscription at the base: "I STILL LIVE"; buildings in backgroun on either side; legend around field: "LIBERTY AND UNION, NOW AND FOREVER, ONE AND INSEPARABLE"; all surrounded by laurel wreath with shield at the bow point. Medal is inset into square black fitted leather case with red silk velvet interior.




