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Medal (Award or premium)
Francis Shallus, Samuel Williamson
1807
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Francis Shallus (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Gold
Museum Object Number
1959.0625
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0625
Object Name
Medal (Award or premium)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Francis Shallus (Engraver); Samuel Williamson (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1807
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Obverse, top
Inscription: "M\rs. RIVARDI'S SEM\Y." engraved in an arc
Type: Inscription
Location: Obverse, bottom
Inscription: "PHILADELPHIA 1807" engraved in an arc
Type: Inscription
Location: Obverse, center
Inscription: "Desert/ Rewarded" engraved in script
Type: Inscription
Location: Reverse, in banner
Inscription: "Victorine Dupont de Nemours" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Reverse, near bottom
Inscription: "F Shallus/ fecit" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- School
- Du Pont family history of ownership
Materials
- Gold
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.625 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.127 (Diam)
Dimensions (oz)
0.283
Measurement Notes
Winterthur's SRAL used XRF to measure the gold alloy on September 19, 1988 according to request 2298-B:
Obverse: Copper 20.4% Silver 9.7% Gold 69.9%
Reverse: Copper 20.0% Silver 9.8% Gold 70.2%