Washington Cabinet of Medals

Status

On view

Date1860

Maker United States Mint

Engraver Anthony C. Paquet

Medium/TechniqueBronze

DimensionsOverall: 2 5/16 in. x 2 5/16 in. (5.87 cm x 5.87 cm)

Credit LineGift of the U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, 2011

Object numberM-5258

DescriptionObverse shows undraped bust facing (viewer's) right, with legend around the perimeter: "GEORGE WASHINGTON BORN FEB. 22 1732 DIED DEC. 14, 1799". Bust is based on Houdon bust. Reverse shows bust of George Washington facing (viewer's) right, set on pedestal atop truncated pyramid with shelves filled with display of medals, surrounded by a circular railing supported by turned banisters. Legend around the perimeter: "WASHINGTON CABINET OF MEDALS, U.S. MINT / INAUGURATED FEB. 22 1860".

Baker-326 (pg. 157).
Published ReferencesBaker reference from Medallic Portraits of George Washington, Edited by Russ Rulau and George Fuld, 2nd Edition, 1999, ISBN 0873416813

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