Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
01.C.45b |
Object Name |
Pouch |
Title |
Tiffany Suede Pouch for Benjamin Franklin Medallion |
Artist |
Tiffany & Co. |
Date |
1906 |
Description |
Suede pouch for Benjamin Franklin Medallion - 01.C.45. Suede pouch stamped with an image of an eagle, "United States of America," and wreath with bow on obverse and "TIFFANY & CO. NEW YORK PARIS LONDON MAKERS" on reverse. |
Label |
This Tiffany & Co. bag encased the Louis St. Gaudens medal, issued by the Tiffany company, marking the two-hundredth anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s birth. Louis’s well-known older brother, Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907), may have played a significant role in the development of this composition as it was he who taught the younger sculptor the technical aspects of cameo-cutting. The first medallion, made of solid gold, was presented by Secretary of State Elihu Root to the Republic of France in 1904. Of the 150 subsequent copies struck in bronze, fifty were given to the American Philosophical Society for its use. The APS was also given permission to strike additional medals. |
Material |
Suede |
Dimensions |
D-0.25 Dia-3 inches |
Credit line |
American Philosophical Society |
Search Terms |
20th century twentieth century Founding Father commemorative |