Declaration of Independence/Signing Ceremony or Independence medal
Datec. 1851
Engraver
Charles Cushing Wright
(1790-1854)
Medium/TechniqueCopper
DimensionsOverall: 3 5/8 in. x 3 5/8 in. (9.13 cm x 9.13 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1988
Object numberM-3247
DescriptionCharles Cushing Wright engraved Signing of the Declaration of Independence medal. Copper, struck. Baker-53 (pg. 62).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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