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Medal (Award or premium)
Charles Cushing Wright, Peter Paul Duggan, United States Mint, American Art Union, Salathiel Ellis
1848
Description
A circular die-struck medal in bronze depicting a portrait of painter Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) awarded as an exhibition premium by the American Art Union in New York. The medal was created in 1848 as one in a series of three, the other two feature portraits of American artists Washington Allston (1847) and John Trumbull (1849). All the dies were engraved by Charles Cushing Wright, the most talented medal engraver of his era. The obverse design was created by Salathiel Ellis and the reverse by Peter Paul Duggan (1810-61) who collaborated with Wright for the American Art Union. This medal was struck in silver and bronze by the United States Mint in Philadelphia.
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Charles Cushing Wright (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Bronze
Museum Object Number
2017.0043.011
Credit Line/Donor
American Textile History Museum
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Object Number
2017.0043.011
Object Name
Medal (Award or premium)
Category
Metals - American Textile History Museum Collection
Creator (Role)
Charles Cushing Wright (Engraver); Peter Paul Duggan (Designer); United States Mint (Maker); American Art Union (Maker); Salathiel Ellis (Designer)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
New York; New York; United States; North America
Date
1848
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Obverse, lower edge
Inscription: "S.ELLIS DEL." in low relief
Type: Mark
Location: Obverse, beneath shoulder
Inscription: "C.C. WRIGHT F." in low relief
Type: Inscription
Location: Obverse, legend
Inscription: "GILBERT STUART" in low relief
Type: Mark
Location: Reverse, on middle step
Inscription: "P.P. DUGGAN DEL." in low relief
Type: Mark
Location: Reverse, exergue
Inscription: "C.C. WRIGHT F." in script
Type: Inscription
Location: Reverse, legend
Inscription: "AMERICAN ART UNION" in low relief
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Bronze
Techniques
- Struck
Dimensions (inches)
0.31 (H) x 2.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
0.787 (H) x 6.35 (Diam)