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Award of Merit to the Hammond Typewriter Co.

George Hampden Lovett

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Circular bronze medal with raised edge. Woman seated on barrel with left leg bent and right leg straight, holding wheat in right hand. Woman's left hand holds spear on barrel. Woman wears short sleeve top and long skirt. Eagle on right side of barrel. Woman sits on a barrel next to spinning wheel, pile of wheat, and ship. Wheat, possible fruit, and undulating waves to right. Text at top: "American Institute". Text below: "New-York". Small illegible text below wheat. Gray background with shadow.

Artwork Details

Date
1888
Medium
Bronze
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 573 px
Public Domain
Yes
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