Brooklyn Institute Medal
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Gold-plated metal
DATES
ca. 1845
DIMENSIONS
2 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 1/8 in. (5.2 x 5.2 x 0.3 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
On obverse, bottom center: "FURST"
INSCRIPTIONS
Engraved on reverse in blank: "Awarded to / W. Libby / for a Painting / 22d. Feby. 1845"
ACCESSION NUMBER
75.24.2
CREDIT LINE
H. Randolph Lever Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Circular medal. Obverse: scene with seated, classicized allegorical female figure at right, crowning young boy holding book with wreath; other youths engaged in scholarly pursuits in landscape; round temple atop steep mountain at left; allegorical figure of Fame blowing trumpet flying in sky; text at top, "BROOKLYN INSTITUTE" (engraved) and at bottom, "NEW-YORK" (struck). Reverse: branches of oak and other plant encircle blank space with inscription, text struck at top, "KNOWLEDGE IS POWER"
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Moritz Furst (American, born Hungary, 1782–died after 1841). Brooklyn Institute Medal, ca. 1845. Gold-plated metal, 2 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 1/8 in. (5.2 x 5.2 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 75.24.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 75.24.2_top_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE
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