Temple Trust Fund Medal | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1980.113
People: George T. Morgan (Birmingham, England 1845 - 1925 Philadelphia, PA)
Title: Temple Trust Fund Medal
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Medal Received by George Inness from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Classification: Medals and Medallions
Work Type: medal
Date: 1892
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/227481

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

95.58 g, 5.5 x 0.5 cm (2 3/16 x 3/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: obverse, cast in: JOSEPH E. TEMPLE
inscription: reverse, cast in: THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS FOUNDED 1805 / TEMPLE TRUST FUND MEDAL FOUNDED 1880 / GEORGE INNESS 1892

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Augustus P. Loring; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1980.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Augustus P. Loring
Accession Year: 1980
Object Number: 1980.113
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: The Temple Trust Fund Medal was awarded annually on a merit basis, by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. This medal was presented to George Inness in 1892. It is a second-place medal; Henry S. Bisbing won the first-place gold medal.

Verification Level

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