2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

James (1777-?) and Sarah Clark Tuttle (c. 1779-?)
1836
1937.1715
Gouache, watercolor, graphite, and black ink with selective glazing on ivory paper
Sitter: Sarah Clark Tuttle

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Daniel Webster Commemorative Medal

Daniel Webster Commemorative Medal
Daniel Webster Commemorative Medal
Title
Daniel Webster Commemorative Medal
Date 
ca. 1852
Related People 
Depicted: Daniel Webster
Related People 
Engraver: Charles Cushing Wright
Related People 
Artist/Maker: U.S. Mint
Medium 
Bronze
Dimensions 
diameter: 3 1/16 in. ( 7.7 cm )
Description 
Bronze struck medal with obverse depicting nude bust of Daniel Webster facing right with legend: "DANIEL WEBSTER." Reverse shows commemorative column surmounted by globe, at center, and inscribed below: "I STILL LIVE"; buildings in background; surrounding legend: "LIBERTY AND UNION, NOW AND FOREVER, ONE AND INSEPARABLE"; all within laurel wreath border.
Object Number 
INV.1785
Marks 
Inscription: obverse, at lower center: "C.C.WRIGHT. D. & F." Inscription: reverse, in exergue, at left: "MEADE. BROS. DAG:" Inscription: reverse, in exergue, at right: "F.W.GREEN. PUB:"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.