Museum Collections
Luce Center
Daniel Parish, Jr. Award Medal
Object Number:
INV.3325
Date:
1890
Medium:
Bronze; cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 9/16 in. ( 4.8 x 4.8 x 1.4 cm )
diameter: 1 13/16 in. ( 4.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at lower left of field: "LEA AHLBORN FEC."
Inscription: box bottom, in black ink: "To/Daniel Parish Jr./with/Compliments/of/B. Betts"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing nude bust of Daniel Parish facing left; legend: "DANIEL PARISH, JR." Reverse contains inscription at center enclosed by wreath of oak and laurel: "FROM HIS/FELLOW-NUMISMATISTS/IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION/OF HIS ZEAL FOR AND/DEVOTION TO THE/SCIENCE."; surrounding legend: "ANNO SEXTO PRAESIDENTIAE SOCI. AMERI. NUMIS. ET ARCHAEOL./MDCCCLXXXX." Medal is inset into cardboard box bottom.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.