To Cyrus W. Field from New York Friends, for Laying the First Atlantic Cable
Object type: Medal
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: George Hampden Lovett
Artist bio: 1824–1894
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1858
Medium: Copper and gold leaf
Dimensions: Diam. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Cyrus W. Field, 1892
Accession year: 1892
Tags: Men|Profiles|Transatlantic Cable