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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1091
People
James Tassie, British, English (Pollokshaws, Scotland 1735 - 1799 London, England)
Title
Adam Duncan, Admiral Viscount Duncan (1731-1804)
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medallion
Date
1797
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/230207

Physical Descriptions

Medium
White and clear glass paste with gray backing
Dimensions
sight: 11.3 x 7.6 x 2.9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 x 1 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: impressed in truncation: Tassie F.
  • label: verso, paper, black ink, handwritten: Admiral Lord Duncan / Tassie 1797
  • stamp: on exergue, stamped: ADMIRAL / LORD VISC. DUNCAN / 1797

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Frederick Rathbone, London], sold [through Cooper and Griffin, New York] [1]; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 1910, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

Notes
[1] Cooper and Griffin were Rathbone's American agents

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1091
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Duncan in profile left, in uniform with decorations. Frame is sealed at back.

Verification Level

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