Inspiration [obverse], 1944

Not on View

Medium

silver

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift through subscription to the Society of Medalists)

Accession Number

2015.19.3697.a

Artists / Makers

Richard Recchia (designer) American, 1885 - 1983

Medallic Art Company (manufacturer) American, est. 1910 - closed 2016

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Inscription

around top and right circumference: ALL PASSES.ART ALONE ENDURING STAYS TO US; center left: R.H. RECCHIA / ©; lower left: THE BUST / OUTLASTS / THE / THRONE; in exergue: THE COIN-TIBERIUS

Provenance

Gift 1944 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, through subscription to the Society of Medalists (Twenty-Ninth Issue); acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Corcoran Gallery of Art
The Society of Medalists