World's Columbian Exposition Commemorative Medal

Description (Brief):

This medal, designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Charles F. Barber, was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut in 1892. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, and campaign medals.

Description (Brief)

Obverse: Image of Christopher Columbus landing in America. Legend: CHRISTOPHER COLVMBVS/ OCT XII MCCCCXCI/I AVGVSTVS SAINT GAVDENS FECIT.

Description (Brief)

Reverse: Two angels flank a globe, below are two lit torches around a plaque, and a ship on waves at the bottom. The plaque has a legend that reads: WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FOUR HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDING OF COLUMBUS/MDCCCXCII-MDCCCXCIII TO BINGHAMTON STATE HOSPITAL/ C. E. BARBER FECIT

Date Made: 1892

Maker: Scovill Manufacturing CompanyDesigner: Saint-Gaudens, AugustusBarber, Charles

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

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Credit Line: Scovill, Inc.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0296.1591Accession Number: 1981.0296Catalog Number: 1981.0296.1591

Object Name: medal

Physical Description: bronze (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7.6 cm; 3 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-1552-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1382622

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