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Zeleima Bruff Jackson

Joseph Francis,

Description

Maker

  • Zeleima Bruff Jackson

Title

Joseph Francis

Medium

bronze

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • bronze

Techniques

  • bronze

Dimensions

10.2 cm (4 inches) (diameter)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Obv: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY ACT OF CONGRESS 27 AUGUST 1888 TO JOSEPH FRANCIS INVENTOR AND FRAMER OF THE MEANS FOR THE LIFE SAVING SERVICE OF THE COUNTRY.

Type

  • Medals

Credit

Gift of Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

31.076

About

Joseph Francis

Obv: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY ACT OF CONGRESS 27 AUGUST 1888 TO JOSEPH FRANCIS INVENTOR AND FRAMER OF THE MEANS FOR THE LIFE SAVING SERVICE OF THE COUNTRY.

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Monumental Ideal

September 20 - November 10, 1991

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Joseph Francis with the accession number of 31.076. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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