Collection Highlights
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
1824
1940.202
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Sculpture
Portrait medallion on wooden panel
Object name
Portrait medallion on wooden panel
Date
1919
Medium
Bronze, wood
Dimensions
Diameter (medallion): 4 7/8 x 1/4 in. (12.4 x 0.6 cm)
Overall (panel): 12 1/8 x 9 x 3/8 in. (30.8 x 22.9 x 1 cm)
Description
Circular cast bronze medallion with portrait of Walt Whitman and incised inscriptions; mounted with a single screw to rectangular wooden board with beveled edges and hooks and wire attached to back for hanging.
Credit Line
Gift of Albert Boni
Object Number
1972.32ab
Marks
intaglio: on obverse of medallion: "Walt Whitman / 1819-1919" and "RMT(?) / fecit / for The / Franklin / Inn / Club"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
