American Institute of the City of New York Bronze Medal Awarded to Glass & Co., 1856
date: label: Date made
content: 1856
name: label: associated person
content: Glass, Peter
label: associated person
content: American Institute of the City of New York
label: maker
content: Lovett, George Hampden
notes: label: Description
content: This medal, made of metal and copper alloy, was awarded by the American Institute, New York in 1856 to Wisconsin cabinetmaker Peter Glass’s company, Glass & Co., for “best inlaid Furniture.” As a farmer in Wisconsin, German immigrant, Peter Glass, applied his native training as a marquetry craftsman to make award-winning furniture in his spare time.
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.281476.0025
label: accession number
content: 281476
label: catalog number
content: 281476.0025
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medallion
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .5588 cm x 6.0325 cm; 1/4 in x 2 3/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1/4 in x 2 3/8 in; .635 cm x 6.0325 cm