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Brooklyn Institute Medal
Accession # 75.24.2
Maker Moritz Furst
Title Brooklyn Institute Medal
Date ca. 1845
Medium Gold-plated metal
Dimensions 2 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 1/8 in. (5.2 x 5.2 x 0.3 cm)
Marks On obverse, bottom center: "FURST"
Inscriptions Engraved on reverse in blank: "Awarded to / W. Libby / for a Painting / 22d. Feby. 1845"
Credit Line H. Randolph Lever Fund
Location Visible Storage: Case 46, Drawer B
Description Circular medal. Obverse: scene with seated, classicized allegorical female figure at right, crowning young boy holding book with wreath; other youths engaged in scholarly pursuits in landscape; round temple atop steep mountain at left; allegorical figure of Fame blowing trumpet flying in sky; text at top, "BROOKLYN INSTITUTE" (engraved) and at bottom, "NEW-YORK" (struck). Reverse: branches of oak and other plant encircle blank space with inscription, text struck at top, "KNOWLEDGE IS POWER"