Augustus Saint-Gaudens
World's Columbian Exposition Medal,
Title
World's Columbian Exposition Medal
Medium
bronze
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Diameter: 7.6 cm (3 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Obv: at right, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS OCT. XII.MCCCCXCII; lower edge, AUGUSTUS.SAINT.GAUDENS.FECIT.Rev: WORLD'S.COLUMBIAN.EXPOSITION.IN.COMMEMORATION.OF.THE.FOUR.HUNDREDTH.ANNIVERSARY.OF.THE.LANDING.OF.COLUMBUS.MDCCCXCII.MDCCCXCIII. TO RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN; C.E.BARBER FECIT.
Type
Credit
Award to RISD by the World's Fair Columbian Exposition
Object Number
93.031
World's Columbian Exposition Medal
Obv: at right, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS OCT. XII.MCCCCXCII; lower edge, AUGUSTUS.SAINT.GAUDENS.FECIT.Rev: WORLD'S.COLUMBIAN.EXPOSITION.IN.COMMEMORATION.OF.THE.FOUR.HUNDREDTH.ANNIVERSARY.OF.THE.LANDING.OF.COLUMBUS.MDCCCXCII.MDCCCXCIII. TO RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN; C.E.BARBER FECIT.
Exhibition History
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