Harvard Art Museums > 1943.1657.20: A Betrothal Medal Medals and Medallions Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"A Betrothal Medal (John Clements Gregory) , 1943.1657.20,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/229475. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.1657.20 People John Clements Gregory, American (London, England 1879 - 1958 New York, NY) Title A Betrothal Medal Other Titles Alternate Title: ISSUES 1-27 SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS. Classification Medals and Medallions Work Type medal Date 1939 Places Creation Place: North America, United States Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/229475 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Dimensions 197.53 g, 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: obverse, l.c.: JG 39, Signed Date: 1939 inscription: Obverse: Ceres' blessing so is on you; reverse: scarcity and want shall shun you. Around edge: The Society of Medalists Twentieth Issue. John Gregory-Sculptor. Medallic Art Co NY-gold plated. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Presumably from the Society of Medalists to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY, 1939; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.1657.20 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obverse: profile of a woman with wheat in her hair; reverse: flower and bees. 20th Issue of Society of Medalists. The Fogg owns another cast of this medal, 1939.253, and there is a cast at the Smithsonian. The medal is based upon the scene before the cell of Prospero, in Act 4 of Shakespeare's "The Tempest;" the inscription comes from the song of Ceres in this scene. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
