To Cyrus W. Field from the American Chamber of Commerce, Liverpool, on the Laying of the Atlantic Cable, 1866
Artwork Details
- Title: To Cyrus W. Field from the American Chamber of Commerce, Liverpool, on the Laying of the Atlantic Cable, 1866
- Artist: Medalist: Joseph Shepherd Wyon (British, London 1836–1873 Winchester)
- Artist: Medalist: Alfred Benjamin Wyon (British, London 1837–1884)
- Date: 1866
- Culture: British
- Medium: Gold
- Dimensions: Diameter: 3 in. (76 mm)
- Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
- Credit Line: Gift of Cyrus W. Field, 1892
- Object Number: 92.10.2
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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