Penny
manufacturer
United States Mint
(American, founded 1792)
designer
Victor Brenner
(Kaunas, Lithuania, 1871 - 1924, New York)
subject
Abraham Lincoln
(American, 1809 - 1865)
Date1909
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumCast copper
Dimensions1.91 cm (3/4 in.) diameter
ClassificationsCoins
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.007793
eMuseum ID722007
Other NumberARC.007794
EmbARK ObjectID33570
Other Numberv.1.b.4.21.x
TMS Source ID17053
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
ProvenanceNotesProbably a gift from the American politician and diplomat Abram Piatt Andrew (1873-1936) to Isabella Stewart Gardner around 1909. Enclosed in Isabella Stewart Gardner's Guest Book, Volume X (v.1.b.4.21).
