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Medal of Brigadier-General E. W. Ripley

Moritz Fürst

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown circular medal with raised portrait of man with curly hair in profile facing right. The man has rounded curls on sides of head with curls at top. He has everted lips and thin mustache. He wears military uniform with epaulet on left shoulder. Text along top edge reads "BRIG GENL. ELEAZER W. RIPLEY." There is a border around the edge.

Artwork details

Date:
1800–1830
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 548 px
Museum record:
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