id:			123226
accession number:	1943.48.a
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.48.a
updated:		2025-02-09 00:59:47.365000

Medal: Issued by the American Fund for French Wounded (obverse), 1917. Gorham Manufacturing Company (America, est. 1831), Theodore Spicer Simson (American, born France, 1871–1959). Bronze; overall: 6.4 x 7.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King 1943.48.a

title:				Medal: Issued by the American Fund for French Wounded (obverse)
title in original language:	
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creation date:			1917
creation date earliest:		1917
creation date latest:		1917
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Ralph King
copyright:			

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culture:	England, made in America, 20th century
technique:	bronze
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

* Gorham Manufacturing Company (America, est. 1831)  - fabricated by
one of the largest firms of silversmiths in the USA, founded in 1818 by Jabez Gorham (1792-1869) in Providence , Rhode Island.
* Theodore Spicer Simson (American, born France, 1871–1959)  - designed by

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measurements: Overall: 6.4 x 7.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.)
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	inscription:	above: "DO RIGHT," below: "AND FEAR NO MAN"; left-hand side: "COPYRIGHT"; upper left-hand side of shield:  "AD"; right-hand side:  "SPICER-SIMSON"; upper right-hand side of shield: "1916."
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	remark:		

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