Wisconsin State Agricultural Society Silver Medal Awarded to Peter Glass, 1868
date: label: Date made
content: 1868
label: associated date
content: 1868
name: label: associated person
content: Glass, Peter
label: maker
content: Lovett, George Hampden
notes: label: Description
content: This medal was awarded by the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society and the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association in 1850 to Wisconsin cabinetmaker, Peter Glass, for his Rosewood Work Table. As a farmer in Wisconsin, German immigrant, Peter Glass, applied his native training as a marquetry craftsman to make award-winning furniture.
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
label: See more items in
content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition
content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Frank (Catherine) Vidano
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.281476.0024
label: accession number
content: 281476
label: catalog number
content: 281476.0024
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medallion
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, white (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .35 cm x 5 cm; 1/8 in x 1 15/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1/8 in x 2 1/8 in; .3175 cm x 5.3975 cm