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Medal, Commemorative

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Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1907

GUSN

GUSN-313384

Description

Brass medal (.1) in original box (.2ab). Medal depicts Charles William Eliot in profile relief. Green cardboard box with gold lettering and red velvet interior.

Details

Descriptive Terms

medals
brass (alloy)
cardboard
velvet (fabric weave)
Commemorative
Medal, Commemorative
Medal, Commemorative

Inscription

"Charles William Eliot President of Harvard University/Leon Deschamps" (Engraved)
"Medal/of/Charles William Eliot/President of Harvard University/Designed By Leon Deschamps/Executed by the French Mint/1907" (printed)

Associated Person

Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926

People and Organizations

Harvard University

Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France

Dimensions

3 1/8 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Joanne Tuttle

Accession Number

2004.25.2.1-.2AB

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