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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Centenary Medal

Decorative Arts and Design

MEDIUM Bronze
  • Place Made: United States
  • DATES 1927
    DIMENSIONS 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7 x 7 x 0.5 cm)  (show scale)
    MARKINGS Founder's mark stamped along edge at bottom: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y."
    SIGNATURE Cast monogram, "H S / ©"
    ACCESSION NUMBER 27.354
    CREDIT LINE Gift of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Circular medal. Obverse: image of early train engine, text below image, "PETER COOPER'S 'TOM THUMB'", text circling image, "THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY / 1827-1927". Reverse: train speeding toward viewer on diagonal with allegorical figure above, text circling image: "ONE HUNDRED YEARS / SAFETY STRENGTH SPEED". Commemorates 100th anniversary of the railroad.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Hans Schuler Sr. (American, born Germany, 1874–1951). Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Centenary Medal, 1927. Bronze, 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7 x 7 x 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 27.354. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.27.354_back.jpg)
    IMAGE back, CUR.27.354_back.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 6/6/2008
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    Hans Schuler Sr. (American, born Germany, 1874–1951). <em>Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Centenary Medal</em>, 1927. Bronze, 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7 x 7 x 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 27.354. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.27.354_back.jpg)