medal: Recto: Mercury; Verso: Anvil with scroll

Arthur Lee American, born Norway

1950

Not on view

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Title: medal: Recto: Mercury; Verso: Anvil with scroll
Artist: Arthur Lee (American (born Norway), Trondheim 1881–1961 Newtown, Connecticut)
Date: 1950
Medium: plated bronze (?)
Dimensions: diameter: 4 inches
Classification: Medals
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Object Number: 1975.1.2555
Rights and Reproduction: © Arthur Lee
Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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