Object details

Accession number

M27e50

Primary Creator

Emil Fuchs (Vienna, 1866 - 1929, New York)

Full title

Hispanic Society of America Membership Medal

Creation Date

1906

Object Case

Presidents And Statesmen Case

Provenance

Gift from Archer M. Huntington (1870–1955) to Isabella Stewart Gardner around 1911.

Marks

Signed and dated (obverse): E. F. / 1906
Signed (reverse): E. FUCHS
Stamped on outer edge at bottom: BRONZE

Dimensions

7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)

Display Media

Silver

Web Commentary

Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.

Permanent Gallery Location

Long Gallery

Bibliography

Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, accessed 2013. www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/175414/Hispanic_Society_of_America_Membership_Medal
Tanya Karpiak. "The medallic secrets of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum." The Medal (Autumn 2014), pp. 16-17, fig. 4.

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