Object details
Accession number
M27e51
Primary Creator
Bela Lyon Pratt
(Norwich, Connecticut, 1867 - 1917, Boston)
Full title
Medal of William Henry Cardinal O'Connell
Creation Date
1908
Object Case
Presidents And Statesmen Case
Provenance
Gift from Cardinal William Henry O'Connell, Archbishop of Boston, 1907–1944 to Isabella Stewart Gardner probably around 1908.
Marks
Inscribed and dated (obverse): GVLIELMVS.ARCHIEPISCOPVS.BOSTONIENSIS.MCMVII
Signed (obverse): B L Pratt
Inscribed (reverse): ANNO.CENTESIMO.DIOECESEOS.FELICITER.PERACTO / VIGOR IN ARDVIS
Dimensions
7.6 cm (3 in.)
Display Media
Copper
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
Yale University Art Gallery ECatalogue, New Haven, accessed 2013. http://artgallery.yale.edu
Tanya Karpiak. "The medallic secrets of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum." The Medal (Autumn 2014), p. 16.
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