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(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Penny
(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Penny

manufacturer (American, founded 1792)
designer (Kaunas, Lithuania, 1871 - 1924, New York)
subject (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 view
Web 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).
(c) 2016 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
before 1924
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Unknown
1118-1143
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Unknown
about 1854
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Unknown
about 98-99
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Unknown
90 BCE
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Unknown
6th century BC
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Unknown
about 300 BCE - 200 BCE
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Unknown
6th century BCE - 5th century BCE
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Unknown
about 365 BCE - 359 BCE