Object Number 1973.0036

Object Name

Medal (Award or premium)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Moritz Furst (Designer and maker)
1782-after 1841

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1839

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Obverse, legend; "NEW-YORK/ FURST.F:" in low relief
2. Inscription; Reverse; "Awarded to/ J. Hague/ for an Improvement in Ever Pointed Pencils/Sep 1839"

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

2 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5.08 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Size in cm's: Diam: 5.10cm.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 361, no. 353