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Brooklyn Institute Medal

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM Gold-plated metal
  • Place Made: United States
  • DATES ca. 1845
    DIMENSIONS 2 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 1/8 in. (5.2 x 5.2 x 0.3 cm)  (show scale)
    MARKINGS On obverse, bottom center: "FURST"
    INSCRIPTIONS Engraved on reverse in blank: "Awarded to / W. Libby / for a Painting / 22d. Feby. 1845"
    ACCESSION NUMBER 75.24.2
    CREDIT LINE H. Randolph Lever Fund
    CATALOGUE 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"
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
    CAPTION Moritz Furst (American, born Hungary, 1782-died after 1841). Brooklyn Institute Medal, ca. 1845. Gold-plated metal, 2 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 1/8 in. (5.2 x 5.2 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 75.24.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 75.24.2_top_PS2.jpg)
    IMAGE top, 75.24.2_top_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2010
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    Moritz Furst (American, born Hungary, 1782-died after 1841). <em>Brooklyn Institute Medal</em>, ca. 1845. Gold-plated metal, 2 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 1/8 in. (5.2 x 5.2 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 75.24.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 75.24.2_top_PS2.jpg)