Object Number 1966.0078

Object Name

Admission token (Medal)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

United States Mint (Maker)
1792
The Mint was established by the U.S. Congress in 1792 with The Coinage Act. David Rittenhouse was appointed the first director by President George Washington and the Mint was erected in Philadelphia.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1784 (1829-1845)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Obverse; "CHARLES WILLSON PEALE FOUNDER / 1784".
2. Inscription; Reverse; "PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM / INCORPORATED 1821" encircling "ADMIT / THE / BEARER"

Materials

Copper

Techniques

Stamped

Dimensions (inches)

1.26 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.2 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.224, p.333