Hans Schuler Sr. (American, born Germany, 1874–1951). Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Centenary Medal, 1927. Bronze, 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7 x 7 x 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 27.354. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.27.354_back.jpg)
Hans Schuler Sr. (American, born Germany, 1874–1951). Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Centenary Medal, 1927. Bronze, 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7 x 7 x 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 27.354. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.27.354_front.jpg)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Centenary Medal
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Bronze
DATES
1927
DIMENSIONS
2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7 x 7 x 0.5 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Founder's mark stamped along edge at bottom: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y."
SIGNATURE
Cast monogram, "H S / ©"
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
27.354
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Circular medal. Obverse: image of early train engine, text below image, "PETER COOPER'S 'TOM THUMB'", text circling image, "THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY / 1827-1927". Reverse: train speeding toward viewer on diagonal with allegorical figure above, text circling image: "ONE HUNDRED YEARS / SAFETY STRENGTH SPEED". Commemorates 100th anniversary of the railroad.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Hans Schuler Sr. (American, born Germany, 1874–1951). Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Centenary Medal, 1927. Bronze, 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7 x 7 x 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 27.354. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.27.354_back.jpg)
IMAGE
back, CUR.27.354_back.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 6/6/2008
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