Aesop's Fables: The Kite, Hawk, and Pigeons [obverse], 1940

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Medium

silver plated bronze

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

2015.19.3673.a

Artists / Makers

Edmond Amateis (designer) American, born Italy, 1897 - 1981

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

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Inscription

around circumference: THE DOVES ELECT A HAWK THEIR KING

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

Corcoran Gallery of Art
The Society of Medalists