Medals awarded for achievement in engineering. Recto: Anson Marston in profile with a mustache, wearing a suit and tie; surrounding inscription.. Verso: a scene with bridges, a river, a dam, a tower and buildings; surrounding inscription.
Published onDec 19, 2023
214. Anson Marston Medal
In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Pat Bliss archives, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Pat Bliss archives, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Date
1938
Material
Plaster; Bronze medals
Dimensions
1 5/8 x 1/8 in. (4.1 x 0.3 cm) [diameter x depth]; Steel molds, 2 1/4 x 3/16 in. (5.7 x 0.5 cm) [diameter x depth]
Description
Medals awarded for achievement in engineering. Recto: Anson Marston in profile with a mustache, wearing a suit and tie; surrounding inscription.. Verso: a scene with bridges, a river, a dam, a tower and buildings; surrounding inscription.
Markings
Recto inscription: THE ANSON MARSTON AWARD - IOWA STATE COLLEGE. Verso inscription: AWARDED FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGINEERING.
Provenance / Location
Plaster: Location unknown. Two medals and two molds: Charlotte Petersen; SC, Purchased with Iowa State University Library Funds. CPAC, Transferred from Special Collections, Iowa State Library. UM99.60abc and UM99.61
Alternate Title(s)
n/a
Notes / Sources
Papers, SC, Box 2 f.2, typescript by Laura Dailey, 1952; Box 5 f.14, letter from Medallic Art Co. of New York for casting two medals, 1938. Plaster known from image in Pat Bliss archives, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
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