Image
G. B. Millefiori, Inc.
Souvenir medal from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago,
Description
Title
Souvenir medal from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago
Medium
bronze
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Dimensions
9 cm (3 9/16 inches) (diameter)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Obverse: "COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CHICAGO / MCDDDXDII-III" Reverse: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" "G. WASHINGTON" "C. COLUMBUS"
Marks: "C. Orsini" and "G. B. Millefiori Inc." stamped on reverse side under busts
Label: Reverse: "C. ORSINI" under bust of Columbus. "C. B. MILLEFIORI INC." under bust of Washington. "ROME" at bottom near rim
Place
Place Made: Rome; Place Made: Italy
Type
Credit
Gift of Lenox, Incorporated
Object Number
2005.118.39
About
Souvenir medal from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago
Obverse: "COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CHICAGO / MCDDDXDII-III" Reverse: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" "G. WASHINGTON" "C. COLUMBUS"
Marks: "C. Orsini" and "G. B. Millefiori Inc." stamped on reverse side under busts
Label: Reverse: "C. ORSINI" under bust of Columbus. "C. B. MILLEFIORI INC." under bust of Washington. "ROME" at bottom near rim
Place Made: Rome; Place Made: Italy
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