Wax Model of Livingstone, David, United States. 0000.999.59159

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Obverse
Reverse: (around) THE DAVID LIVINGSTONE CENTENARY MEDAL; (in field) FOUNDED 1913/ BY [within wreath]/ THE HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA/ UPON. THE OCCASON. OF/ THE. ONE. HUNDREDTH. ANNIVERSARY./ OF. THE. BIRTH. OF/ DAVID LIVINGSTONE/ TO. BE. AWARDED. BY/ THE. AMERICAN. GEOGRAPHICAL. SOCIETY/ OF. NEW. YORK/ FOR. SCIENTIFIC. ACHIEVEMENT. IN. THE. FIELD. OF/ GEOGRAPHY/ OF THE/ SOUTHERN. HEMISPHERE - Background of impressionistic palm trees and jungle plants (barely discernible)

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Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Diameter (in mm): 96

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Model

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1913
  • Material: Wax

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

  • Reverse

    • Legend: (around) THE DAVID LIVINGSTONE CENTENARY MEDAL; (in field) FOUNDED 1913/ BY [within wreath]/ THE HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA/ UPON. THE OCCASON. OF/ THE. ONE. HUNDREDTH. ANNIVERSARY./ OF. THE. BIRTH. OF/ DAVID LIVINGSTONE/ TO. BE. AWARDED. BY/ THE. AMERICAN. GEOGRAPHICAL. SOCIETY/ OF. NEW. YORK/ FOR. SCIENTIFIC. ACHIEVEMENT. IN. THE. FIELD. OF/ GEOGRAPHY/ OF THE/ SOUTHERN. HEMISPHERE
    • Type: Background of impressionistic palm trees and jungle plants (barely discernible)

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.59159
  • Lot: 0000.999
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Borglum model of reverse for AGS Livingstone Award medal. Found in vault in cigar box marked in crayon "Gutzon Borglum wax impressions from Mr. Huntington."

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
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