Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association Silver Medal Awarded to Peter Glass, 1850
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association Silver Medal Awarded to Peter Glass, 1850
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- Description
- This medal was awarded by the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society in 1868 to Wisconsin cabinetmaker, Peter Glass, for his “evincing remarkable skill” seen in his “Mosaic Centre Table” exhibition, composed of 96,000 distinct pieces of colored wood. As a farmer in Wisconsin, German immigrant, Peter Glass, applied his native training as a marquetry craftsman to make award-winning furniture in his spare time.
- Object Name
- Award Medallion
- medallion, award
- Date made
- 1850
- associated date
- 1850
- associated person
- Glass, Peter
- Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
- maker
- Mitchell, Francis Nalder
- place made
- United States: New York
- Physical Description
- metal, white (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall:.3 cm x 5.3 cm; x 1/8 in x 2 1/16 in
- overall: 1/8 in x 2 in;.3175 cm x 5.08 cm
- ID Number
- DL.281476.0023
- catalog number
- 281476.0023
- accession number
- 281476
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Frank (Catherine) Vidano
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Many Voices, One Nation
- Exhibition
- Many Voices, One Nation
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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