Gorham Manufacturing Company. Medal: Issued by the American Fund for French Wounded (obverse), 1917. bronze, Overall: 6.4 x 7.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.). Gift of Mrs. Ralph King, 1943.48.a. Copyrighted.

Medal: Issued by the American Fund for French Wounded (obverse)

1917

Gorham Manufacturing Company

Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, founded 1831)

Decorative Art and Design

Medal: Issued by the American Fund for French Wounded (obverse), 1917. Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, founded 1831), Theodore Spicer Simson (American, born France, 1871–1959). Bronze; overall: 6.4 x 7.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King 1943.48.a

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Gorham Manufacturing Company
Classification: Metalwork
Formatted Medium: bronze
Medium: bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 6.4 x 7.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: above: "DO RIGHT," below: "AND FEAR NO MAN"; left-hand side: "COPYRIGHT"; upper left-hand side of shield: "AD"; right-hand side: "SPICER-SIMSON"; upper right-hand side of shield: "1916."
Departments: Decorative Art and Design
Accession Number: 1943.48.a
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Ralph King
Rights Statement: Copyrighted