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G. B. Millefiori, Inc.

Souvenir medal from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago

Description

Maker

G. B. Millefiori, Inc. (Italian), manufacturer
Cesar Orsini (italian), designer

Title

Souvenir medal from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago

Year

1893

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

bronze

Geography

Place Made: Rome; Place Made: Italy

Dimensions

9 cm (3 9/16 inches) (diameter)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Obverse: "COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CHICAGO / MCDDDXDII-III" Reverse: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" "G. WASHINGTON" "C. COLUMBUS"

Marks: "C. Orsini" and "G. B. Millefiori Inc." stamped on reverse side under busts

Label: Reverse: "C. ORSINI" under bust of Columbus. "C. B. MILLEFIORI INC." under bust of Washington. "ROME" at bottom near rim

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.39

Type

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G. B. Millefiori, Inc. (Italian), manufacturer
Cesar Orsini (italian), designer
Souvenir medal from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893
Die struck bronze
9 cm (3 9/16 inches) (diameter)
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated 2005.118.39

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