A number of notable models of "Commonwealth" were made in her time. William Foulks, partner in the shipbuilding firm that constructed "Commonwealth", won the gold medal in the naval architecture division of the American Institute of New York's 27th Annual Fair in 1855 for a model of the vessel. The American jewelry firm Tiffany &amp; Co. won the bronze medal for silverware at the Paris Exposition of 1867 for a display which included an "exquisite" silver model music box of "Commonwealth". This model was made by John Dean Benton, a Tiffany silversmith, and it played ten airs of the day including ‘Nellie Bligh’ and ‘By Banks and Braes of Bonnie Doon.’ An 1864 edition of "Scientific American" describes the model in detail: