Plaster Casts of Historical Medals
- Title:
- Plaster Casts of Historical Medals
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Donor:
- White, Andrew D.
- Photographer:
- Espinosa de los Monteros, Pamela
- Date:
- ca. 1850-1881
- Location:
- Uris Library, Andrew D. White Library, Cornell University
- ID Number:
- artsdb_1598
- File Name:
- artsdb_1598.jpg
- Work Type:
- seals (artifacts)
gems (object genres)
medallions (ornament areas) - Image View Type:
- General
- Image View Description:
- Front View
- Description:
- Plaster cast of original German and Italian gems, seals, and medallions collected by Andrew D. White [Kuniholm, Peter, Nancy H. Ramage, Andrew Ramage, and Jane S. Terrell. 2003. A guide to the classical collections of Cornell University. [Ithaca, N.Y.]: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University]. Letter describing Andrew Dickson White's purchase of plaster cast medallions, also functioning as deed of gift of same to Cornell. White, Andrew Dickson. Letter to Henry Williams Sage and the [Cornell University] Board of Trustees, 3 May 1881. Andrew Dickson White papers. 1/2/2, Box 30. Cornell University Archives.
- Source:
- Kuniholm, Peter, Nancy H. Ramage, Andrew Ramage, and Jane S. Terrell. 2003. A guide to the classical collections of Cornell University. [Ithaca, N.Y.]: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University
- Repository:
- Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia Collection is protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus. This collection was created by Cornell University Library in 2010, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Howard Howland. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus at cape@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.