Arched plaque with a frontal portrait. Designed for a plaquette for the Robbins Co., Attleboro, MA.
Published onJan 09, 2024
1180. Abraham Lincoln
In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Date
1912-1914
Material
Plaster
Dimensions
9 ½ x 6 ¼ x 1 in. (24.1 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm)
Description
Arched plaque with a frontal portrait. Created to be made into a medallion for the Chas. M. Robbins Co., Attleboro, MA.
Markings
Inscription: ABRAHAM LINCOLN
CP Chop mark
Provenance / Location
George Nerney; Mrs. Helen Nerney Shaw; SC, Gift of Mrs. Helen Nerney Shaw. CPAC, Transferred from Special Collections, Iowa State Library. UM99.262
See also CPAC, Purchased by University Museums. UM2013.45 CPC #201
Alternate Title(s)
n/a
Notes / Sources
Medal advertised in the Chas. M. Robbins Co. catalogue Class Pins, Rings, and Emblems, n.d. pre-1912 company name change. Catalogue held in the Robbins Co. archives, Attleboro Area Industrial Museum, Attleboro, MA.
Papers, SC, Box 1 f.4, Nerney gift to ISC, 1942; Box 2, f.9, photo in catalogue Wrought Iron and Bronze, Chicago.
Medal variation advertised in the Chas. M. Robbins Co. catalogue Class Pins, Rings, and Emblems, n.d. pre-1912 company name change. Catalogue held in the Robbins Co. archives, Attleboro Area Industrial Museum, Attleboro, MA.
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