Skip to main content

Visit Main Menu Block

  • Hours & Admission
  • Accessibility & Amenities
  • Tours & Group Visits
  • Visitor Guidelines

Exhibitions and Events Main Menu Block

  • Exhibitions
  • Events

Art and Design Main Menu Block

  • Collection
  • Collection Research
  • Past Exhibitions
  • Watch / Listen / Read

Footer Main

  • Become a Member
  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Rent the Museum

Image

Previous image 1 2 3 4 / 4 Next image

George T. Morgan

The Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright Plaquette

Description

Maker

George T. Morgan (American, b. England, 1845 - 1925)

Title

The Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright Plaquette

Year

1909

Medium

  • bronze

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • bronze

Materials

bronze

Dimensions

8.1 cm (3 3/16 inches) (length)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Obv: Orville WrightWilbur Wright; in Recognition and Appreciation of their Ability, Courage and Sucess in Navigating the Air; Resolution of Congress March 4, 1909.Rev: Shall mount up with Wings as Eagles.

Marks: Signed: Morgan

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

31.065

Type

  • Medals

Use & Feedback

Image use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use.

This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

George T. Morgan (American, b. England, 1845 - 1925)
The Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright Plaquette, 1909
bronze
8.1 cm (3 3/16 inches) (length)
Gift of Henry D. Sharpe 31.065

To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

Feedback

We view our online collection as a living documents, and our records are frequently revised and enhanced. If you have additional information or have spotted an error, please send feedback to curatorial@risd.edu.

RISD Museum

  •  Facebook
  •  Twitter
  •  Instagram
  •  Vimeo
  •  Pinterest
  •  SoundCloud

Footer Main

  • Become a Member
  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Rent the Museum

Footer Secondary

  • Image Request
  • Press Office
  • Rent the Museum
  • Terms of Use