About the Artwork
First Order of Merit Medal
between 1885 and 1908
Ernst August Altmann
1850 - 1920
Australian
Unknown
Bronze
Overall: 2 7/8 inches (7.3 cm)
Medals
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of H. B. Hardt
08.12
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Markings
Inscribed, obverse, elaborate lettering: ADELAIDE JUBILEE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION MDCCCLXXXVII
Marked, on reverse at top: 08.12.
Provenance
H. B. Hardt
1908-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Ernst August Altmann, First Order of Merit Medal, between 1885 and 1908, bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of H. B. Hardt, 08.12.
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