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Medal Commemorating 50th anniversary of Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters

Porcelain candlestick in a form of a squared column decorated with a coat of arms on an octagonal domed foot and enameled bands in blue, orange and gold.

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  • Porcelain candlestick in a form of a squared column decorated with a coat of arms on an octagonal domed foot and enameled bands in blue, orange and gold.

Date:

1920

Artist:

Artist unknown
American, 20th century

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Artist unknown

Title

Medal Commemorating 50th anniversary of Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters

Place

United States (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1920

Medium

Bronze

Inscriptions

inscribed: Lapham, Peckham, Allen, Irving, Chamberlin, Hoy/The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters/1870-1920 on reverse: Naturae Species Ratioque

Dimensions

4.7 × 7.3 cm (1 7/8 × 2 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Wisconsin Academy

Reference Number

1921.73

Extended information about this artwork

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