Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association Silver Medal Awarded to Peter Glass, 1850
date: label: Date made
content: 1850
label: associated date
content: 1850
name: label: associated person
content: Glass, Peter
label: associated person
content: Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
label: maker
content: Mitchell, Francis Nalder
notes: label: Description
content: This medal was awarded by the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society in 1868 to Wisconsin cabinetmaker, Peter Glass, for his “evincing remarkable skill” seen in his “Mosaic Centre Table” exhibition, composed of 96,000 distinct pieces of colored wood. 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
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.281476.0023
label: catalog number
content: 281476.0023
label: accession number
content: 281476
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Award Medallion
label: Object Name
content: medallion, award
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, white (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .3 cm x 5.3 cm; x 1/8 in x 2 1/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1/8 in x 2 in; .3175 cm x 5.08 cm