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2007
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Cast bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gorget
Object name
Gorget
Date
1931
Medium
Silver, rayon
Dimensions
Overall: 3 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 9.5 x 12.1 x 0.6 cm )
Silver Weight with ribbon: 1 oz (troy) 18 dwt (59 g)
Description
Cast silver gorget; slightly domed, crescent-shaped body with a raised rim and a wheel turned, geometric border along the rim; engraved in the center, "WALPOLE/ SOCIETY/ MCMIX" in roman letters around an oil lamp on two books; two holes punched in the upper corners; red rayon ribbon with a metal hook tied to one end, strung through the holes; engraved on the back, "HOLLIS FRENCH/ 1910/ RUSSELL H. KETTELL/ 1937/ IRVING S. OLDS/ 1952" in roman letters; makers' marks stamped on the back.
Credit Line
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number
INV.10404
Marks
engraved: in the center: "WALPOLE/ SOCIETY/ MCMIX" in roman letters
engraved: on the back: "HOLLIS FRENCH/ 1910/ RUSSELL H. KETTELL/ 1937/ IRVING S. OLDS/ 1952" in roman letters
stamped: on the back: "SHREVE CRUMP & LOW CO./ STERLING"
Gallery Label
Established in 1910, the Walpole Society is dedicated to the appreciation and scholarship of American arts. Its initial membership included S.P. Avery, Edwin Atlee Barber, Francis H. Bigelow, H. Eugene Bolles, George Munson Curtis, Hollis French, Albert H. Pitkin, Charles Hitchcock Tyler, and Theodore S. Woolsey.
Provenance
Hollis French (1868-1940); to Russell Hawes Kettell (1890-1958); to Irving Sands Olds (1887-1963), the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
