G. B. Millefiori, Inc.

Souvenir medal from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago,

Maker

Title

Souvenir medal from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago

Medium

bronze

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

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

Place

Place Made: Rome; Place Made: Italy

Type

Credit

Gift of Lenox, Incorporated

Object Number

2005.118.39

Souvenir medal from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago

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

Place Made: Rome; Place Made: Italy
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