"Oh, what are the prizes we perish to win,To the first little 'shiner' we caught with a pin?" [reverse], 1934

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Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 6.99 cm (2 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

2015.19.3653.b

Artists / Makers

Herbert Adams (designer) American, 1858 - 1945

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

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Inscription

around circumference: TO THE FIRST LITTLE SHINER WE CAUGHT ON A PIN

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

Corcoran Gallery of Art
The Society of Medalists

Exhibition History

1980: That's Entertainment, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980, unpublished checklist, no. 1.