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The Boston Globe Centennial Medal
1972
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Mint: New York, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Patinated bronze
Dimensions
Overall: Diam: 7 x 0.5 cm (2 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Katharine Lane Weems
Accession Number1989.603
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionObv: Pegasus riding on top of a globe showing North and South America / THE BOSTON GLOBE CENTENNIAL MEDAL / EBEN B. JORDAN FOUNDER / CHARLES H. TAYLOR / BUILDER / 1872-1972 / © J. COLETTI - SC. ~
Rev: A printing press enframed with palmetto leaves / TO GIVE ME IN - / FORMA - TION / IS THY OFFICE
Edge: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
Rev: A printing press enframed with palmetto leaves / TO GIVE ME IN - / FORMA - TION / IS THY OFFICE
Edge: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
ProvenanceCollection of Katharine Lane Weems; to MFA November 1989.