id:			103073
accession number:	1921.1724
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.1724
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:44.378000

American Red Cross War Council Medal, 1920. Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931), Medallic Art Company (American). Bronze; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1921.1724

title:				American Red Cross War Council Medal
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creation date:			1920
creation date earliest:		1920
creation date latest:		1920
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	America, 19th-20th century
technique:	bronze
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

* Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931)  - sculptor

* Medallic Art Company (American)  - maker

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measurements: Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
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	inscription:	Obverse: impressed DCF [Daniel Chester French] under the image of a soldier facing left
Reverse: raised letters THE AMERICAN RED CROSS/TO COMMEMORATE THE VISION AND/ACHIEVEMENT OF THE WAR COUNCIL/1917-1919; signed below the cross, impressed WHL/DCF [Rev. William H. Lowe/Daniel Chester French]
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PROVENANCE

	(American Numismatic Society, New York).
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