The Maryland Medal: Cecil Calvert, 1605-1675, 2nd Baron of Baltimore 1632, 1st Lord Proprietary of Maryland and Avalon [obverse]
1644
Artist
NGA, West Building, G-013-A
Artwork overview
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Medium
silver
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 4.76 cm (1 7/8 in.)
gross weight: 25.01 gr (0.055 lb.)
axis: 12:00 -
Accession
1983.80.1.a
Associated Artworks
The Maryland Medal: Anne Arundell of Wardour, c. 1610-1649, Countess of the Holy Roman Empire, Wife of Lord Cecil Calvert 1628, Baroness of Baltimore 1632 [reverse]
British 17th Century
1644
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Commissioned c. 1644 by the sitter, Cecil Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore [1605-1675]; by descent to his great-great-grandaughter, Caroline Calvert [c. 1745-1803, married 1763 to Sir Robert Eden]; by descent to her great-great-great-grandson, Sir John Benedict Eden, Lord Eden of Winton [b. 1925], 7th baronet of Maryland and 9th baronet of West Auckland, County Durham, England; (sale, Spink & Son USA, New York, 10-11 November 1983, 1st day, no. 240); purchased with donated funds by NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1984
Loan to mark the celebration of the granting of the Maryland Charter, Hall of Records, Maryland State House, Annapolis, 1984.
Bibliography
2007
Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 657, repro.
Inscriptions
around circumference: DMS-CAECILIVS-BARO-DE-BALTEMORE-ABSOLV-DMS-TERRAEMARIAE-ET-AVALONIAE-&C+
Wikidata ID
Q63860650