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Washington Irving
Engraved by: A. I. Henning (American, active 1855–1860)
after 1859
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Base metal or pewter
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 70 mm, 159.8 gm (2 3/4 in., 5.64 oz.)
Credit Line
Gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number2005.1138
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionObv: Nude bust of Washington Irving facing left, signed A. I. HENNING N.Y. below the truncation of the shoulder; the whole is on a plain field and surrounded by a raised rim with a plain cove.
Rev: WASHINGTON IRVING (curved) / BORN / APRIL 3. 1783. / (ornament) DIED (ornament) / NOVEMBER 28. / 1859. enclosed by a laurel and oak wreath, the whole surrounded by a raised rim with a plain cove.
Edge: plain
Rev: WASHINGTON IRVING (curved) / BORN / APRIL 3. 1783. / (ornament) DIED (ornament) / NOVEMBER 28. / 1859. enclosed by a laurel and oak wreath, the whole surrounded by a raised rim with a plain cove.
Edge: plain
ProvenanceAcquired in Newburgh, New York, by an ancestor of the donor, Cornelius C. Vermeule, III; to the MFA, 2005.