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[DANIEL WEBSTER, BRONZE MEDAL]
by Wright, Charles Cushing, N.A
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
[ca. 1852].. Bronze medal, 2 5/16 inches in diameter. Dark brown patina. Excellent condition. Struck on the obverse: "DANIEL WEBSTER / C.C. WRIGHT D & F." Struck on the reverse: "LIBERTY AND UNION, NOW AND FOREVER. ONE AND INSEPARABLE / I STILL LIVE / MEADE. BROS. DAG F.W. GREENE PUB." A handsome bust portrait in high relief of Daniel Webster, depicting the great American statesman in right profile.
Daniel Webster, one of the greatest American statesmen of the antebellum period, served as United States Secretary of State (1841-43, 1850-52) and represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate (1827-41, 1845-50). He protected the vested interests of New England and took a middle-of-the-road stand against slavery. His writings and speeches have been collected into eighteen volumes. He is the arbitrator in the classic short story by Stephen Vincent Benet, THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER.
Charles Cushing Wright, noted medalist and engraver, took up engraving while working for a silversmith in Utica, New York about 1817, and worked briefly in Albany and New York City before going to Savannah, Georgia in 1819. In 1820, after losing all his possessions in the great fire in Savannah, he moved to Charleston. There he married the still-life and portrait artist, Lavinia Dorothy Simons. In 1823 the Wrights moved to New York City and there spent the rest of their lives. Charles Cushing Wright was a founder of the National Academy and frequently exhibited there and at the American Art-Union.
The National Portrait Gallery locates two examples of this medal: National Portrait Gallery (acquired 1977); Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (acquired 1945). GROCE & WALLACE, p.704 See National Portrait Gallery website.
Daniel Webster, one of the greatest American statesmen of the antebellum period, served as United States Secretary of State (1841-43, 1850-52) and represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate (1827-41, 1845-50). He protected the vested interests of New England and took a middle-of-the-road stand against slavery. His writings and speeches have been collected into eighteen volumes. He is the arbitrator in the classic short story by Stephen Vincent Benet, THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER.
Charles Cushing Wright, noted medalist and engraver, took up engraving while working for a silversmith in Utica, New York about 1817, and worked briefly in Albany and New York City before going to Savannah, Georgia in 1819. In 1820, after losing all his possessions in the great fire in Savannah, he moved to Charleston. There he married the still-life and portrait artist, Lavinia Dorothy Simons. In 1823 the Wrights moved to New York City and there spent the rest of their lives. Charles Cushing Wright was a founder of the National Academy and frequently exhibited there and at the American Art-Union.
The National Portrait Gallery locates two examples of this medal: National Portrait Gallery (acquired 1977); Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (acquired 1945). GROCE & WALLACE, p.704 See National Portrait Gallery website.
Details
- Bookseller
- William Reese Company
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM26013
- Title
- [DANIEL WEBSTER, BRONZE MEDAL]
- Author
- Wright, Charles Cushing, N.A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- [ca. 1852].
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
William Reese Company
All material is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made within ten days and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion.
About the Seller
William Reese Company
Biblio member since 2006
New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
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We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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