Medal: Commemorating Henry Clay
Medal: Commemorating Henry Clay
Artist
Charles Cushing Wright
(1796-1854)
Place of OriginNew York City, New York, United States
Date1852
Dimensions3 in. (7.6 cm)
Mediumbronze
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of W. E. Terhune
Object number
1912.1371
Not on View
DescriptionObverse: Henry Clay in profile to left.
(Reverse) Hand and arm resting on a document inscribed "American System." Rock supporting sheet is inscribed "Constitutions."
Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Commemorative Medals, in observance of Human Rights Week, Dec. 10-17, 1963.
about 2040 BCE
Old Akkadian period (ca. 2340–2200 BCE)
Old Akkadian period (ca. 2340–2200 BCE)
about 2042 BCE
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