Aesop's Fables: The Kite, Hawk, and Pigeons [obverse]
1940
Designer, American, born Italy, 1897 - 1981
Manufacturer, American, est. 1910 - closed 2016
Edmond Amateis (designer), Medallic Art Company (manufacturer)
Artwork overview
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Medium
silver plated bronze
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Credit Line
Corcoran Collection (Gift through subscription to the Society of Medalists)
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
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Accession Number
2015.19.3673.a
Associated Artworks
Aesop's Fables: A Dog and a Shadow [reverse]
Edmond Amateis, Medallic Art Company
1940
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gift 1940 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, through subscription to the Society of Medalists (Twenty-First Issue); acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
around circumference: THE DOVES ELECT A HAWK THEIR KING