In honor of 50th Anniversary of Doctorate of Heinrich Brunn

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1908.5
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: In honor of 50th Anniversary of Doctorate of Heinrich Brunn
Classification: Medals and Medallions
Work Type: medal
Date: 1893
Places: Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/232034

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Technique

Cast

Dimensions

183.96 g, 7.6 cm (3 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: obverse: tan Argei melpous Hran
inscription: reverse: HENRICO / EQVITI DE BRVNN / PHILOSOPHIAE DOCTORI / ITERVM
A CIƆ IƆ CCC LXXXXIII / HONORIS CAUSA / AMERICANI

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Professor A. A. Howard.
Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1908.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Professor A. A. Howard
Accession Year: 1908
Object Number: 1908.5
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Christof Boehringer, "Eine seltene Medaille zu Ehren des Archäologen Heinrich von Brunn", Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte (2019/2020), 69/70, pp. 433-445, pp. 438, 441

Verification Level

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