| Title | Dr. Charles William Eliot Medal |  |
| Alternate Title | None | |
| Materials | Gold; Bronze | |
| Year Modeled | 1894 | |
| Year Cast | 1894 | |
| Year Cut | NA | |
| Year Commissioned | 1894 by Harvard University | |
| Size | 3 7/8 in | |
| Subject Keywords | Education, Medical, Medallion | |
Current Location(s)
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Provenance
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| Original Cost to Produce | $500.00 | |
| 2009 GDP Value | $11,800.00 | |
Images (click for larger image)
 Obverse in bronze. |
 Reverse in bronze. |
 Obverse in plater. |
 Reverse in plaster. |
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Awards
- No awards for this work.
Exhibitions
- March 28 – May 2, 1896: Eighteenth Annual Exhibition of the Society of American Artists, The American Fine Arts Society Gallery, New York, NY.
- June 1896: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
- October 29 – November 10, 1917: Bela Lyon Pratt Memorial Exhibition, Guild of Boston Artists, Boston, MA.
- April 3 – May 5, 1918: Bela Lyon Pratt Memorial Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
- September 1989: Guild of Boston Artists, Boston, MA.
Inscription
- (Obverse Left) MDCCC – LXVIIII (Obverse Right) MDCCCL – XXXXIIII (Reverse On Scroll) VERI – TAS (Reverse Center) CAROLO – GVILIELMO-ELIOT – VNIVERSITATIS – HARVARDIANAE – VIGESIMVM-QVINTVM – IAM ANNVM – PRAESIDI – OB-EXIMIA-EIVS-MERIT-A – A-M-D-CCC-LXXXXIIII
Notes
- Medal was commissioned to celebrate the 25th year of Eliot’s presidency at Harvard University. One gold medal was presented to President Eliot at commencement day’s alumni dinner. Many bronze casts were made. The medal reductions were apparently done in Paris.
Related Works
- No related works.
Related Articles
- Magician Of Plastic Art – Bela Pratt’s Ascent Of The Ladder Of Fame As A Natural American Sculptor, Boston Herald (Boston, MA), Monday, December 1, 1902 (764 KB).
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- Bela L. Pratt’s Sculptures – His Exhibition A Striking One At The St. Botolph Club, Boston Herald (Boston, MA), Thursday, December 4, 1902 (607 KB).
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- The Work Of Bela L. Pratt, The International Studio (New York, NY), July, 1909 (2.56 MB).
- Americanism In Sculptureconcluded – As Represented In The Works Of Bela Lyon Pratt, Palette & Bench (St. Louis, MO), March, 1910 (2.91 MB).
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- The Final Work Of A Noted Sculptor, Boston Evening Transcript (Boston, MA), Friday, May 18, 1917 (760 KB).
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- One Of Bela Lyon Pratt’s Typical Marble Ideal Figures, Boston Evening Transcript (Boston, MA), Tuesday, October 30, 1917 (1.17 MB).
- The Medal In America – Coinage Of The Americas Conference At The American Numismatic Society, New York, Edited By Alan M. Stahl, 1988 (5.51 MB).
Related Personal Letters
- From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), March 11, 1894
- From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), March 18, 1894
- From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), March 25, 1894
- From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), April 1, 1894
- From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), April 8, 1894
- From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), May 13, 1894
- From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), May 28, 1894
- From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), June 14, 1894
- From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), June 24, 1894
- From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), July 15, 1894
- From Augustus St. Gaudens to Bela Lyon Pratt, December 19, 1894
- From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), February 23, 1896
- From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), March 1, 1896
- From Charles E. Norton to Bela Lyon Pratt, June 29, 1896
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