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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1934.75
People
Herbert Adams, American (Concord, VT 1858 - 1945 New York, NY)
Title
Oh What Are the Prizes We Perish to Win...
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1934
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/230818

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
171.46 g, 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: obverse, l.l.: HA in monogram, Signed Date: 1934
  • inscription: Obverse: Oh what are the prizes we perish to win; reverse: to the first little shiner we caught with a pin. Around edge: Society of Medalists Ninth Issue. Medallic Art Co., NY

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Society of Medalists
Accession Year
1934
Object Number
1934.75
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Boy fishing. Reverse: fish in water. Ninth issue of Society of Medalists. The Fogg owns a second cast of this, 1934.75.

Verification Level

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