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Cornish Celebration Presentation Plaque

Founder Cast by Roman Bronze Works
1905–6; cast ca. 1913
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 769
In commemoration of Saint-Gaudens’s twenty years in Cornish, New Hampshire, residents wrote, organized, and acted in the allegorical play A Masque of "Ours," the Gods and the Golden Bowl, performed on June 22, 1905. Soon thereafter, Saint-Gaudens distributed silvered bronze plaquettes to express his gratitude to the players and musicians. This large gilded version was a gift to the playwright Louis Shipman, who wrote and directed the masque. The inscribed text painstakingly records the participants’ names, while a classical temple framed by pine trees draped with stage curtains and masks recalls the sylvan setting on the sculptor’s property.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cornish Celebration Presentation Plaque
  • Artist: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
  • Founder: Cast by Roman Bronze Works
  • Date: 1905–6; cast ca. 1913
  • Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Bronze, gilt
  • Dimensions: 32 1/2 × 18 7/8 in. (82.6 × 48 cm)
  • Credit Line: Marguerite and Frank A. Cosgrove Jr. Fund, 2017
  • Object Number: 2017.155
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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