Object Details
Maker
Charles Cushing Wright (Engraver, 1796-1854), Thomas Dow Jones (American Sculptor, 1811-1881) and William Walcutt (American Sculptor, probably 1819-1882)
Date
1851
Geography
Unknown
Culture
North American
Medium
metal; bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/2 in; x 8.89 cm
Provenance
Undocumented
Inscriptions
Reverse bears inscription within a very ornate wreath of cotton and corn: "SENATE/1806./SPEAKER 1811./WAR OF 1812 WITH G. BRITAIN/GHENT 1814./ SPANISH AMERICA 1818-1822./MISSOURI COMPROMISE 1821./AMERICAN SYSTEM 1824./GREECE 1824./SECRETARY OF STATE 1825./PANAMA INSTRUCTIONS 1826/TARIFF COMPROMISE/1833/PUBLIC DOMAIN 1833-1841./PEACE WITH FRANCE/PRESERVED 1835./COMPROMISE/1850." INSCRIPTION: obverse, below bust, at left: "T.D.JONES. DEL." inscription: obverse, below bust, at lower right: "C.C.WRIGHT.FECIT." inscription: reverse, below design, at left: "WM. WALCUTT
Credit Line
Gift of William Adair
Collection
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Accession Number
RR-2013.0002