Benjamin Franklin Bicentennial Medal
Louis St. Gaudens
(1854–1913)
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
(American (born in Ireland), 1848–1907)
Tiffany & Co.
(American, active 1837–present)
1906
Object PlaceNew York, New York
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsLegacy dimension: D: 100 mm.
Credit LineGift of Emily Townsend and Cornelius C. Vermeule, III
Accession number1989.843a-b
On View
On viewClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
ProvenanceAt Christie's, New York, Sale 6652, September 20, 1988, lot no. 369 and purchased by Cornelius C. Vermeule III. To the MFA, December 1989, gift of Emily Townshend and Cornelius Vermeule III.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Dated 1892–93; struck 1895–96
Rejected design for the reverse of the World's Columbian Exposition Commemorative Presentation Medal
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
1893
