"Oh, what are the prizes we perish to win,To the first little 'shiner' we caught with a pin?" [reverse]
1934
Designer, American, 1858 - 1945
Manufacturer, American, est. 1910 - closed 2016
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
Corcoran Collection (Gift through subscription to the Society of Medalists)
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 6.99 cm (2 3/4 in.)
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Accession
2015.19.3653.b
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gift 1934 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, through subscription to the Society of Medalists (Ninth Issue); acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1980
That's Entertainment, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980, unpublished checklist, no. 1.
Inscriptions
around circumference: TO THE FIRST LITTLE SHINER WE CAUGHT ON A PIN