Medal of William Henry Cardinal O'Connell
medalist
Bela Lyon Pratt
(Norwich, Connecticut, 1867 - 1917, Boston)
Date1908
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumCopper
Dimensions7.6 cm (3 in.)
ClassificationsMedals and Medallions
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM27e51
eMuseum ID721350
EmbARK ObjectID18262
TMS Source ID6269
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.
BibliographyNotesYale University Art Gallery ECatalogue, New Haven, accessed 2013. http://artgallery.yale.edu
Tanya Karpiak. "The medallic secrets of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum." The Medal (Autumn 2014), p. 16.
Tanya Karpiak. "The medallic secrets of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum." The Medal (Autumn 2014), p. 16.
MarksNotesInscribed and dated (obverse): GVLIELMVS.ARCHIEPISCOPVS.BOSTONIENSIS.MCMVII
Signed (obverse): B L Pratt
Inscribed (reverse): ANNO.CENTESIMO.DIOECESEOS.FELICITER.PERACTO / VIGOR IN ARDVIS
Signed (obverse): B L Pratt
Inscribed (reverse): ANNO.CENTESIMO.DIOECESEOS.FELICITER.PERACTO / VIGOR IN ARDVIS
ProvenanceNotesGift from Cardinal William Henry O'Connell, Archbishop of Boston, 1907–1944 to Isabella Stewart Gardner probably around 1908.
