Title

Rufus Choate Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

Creator

Eleanor Platt
Medallic Art Company
Hall of Fame for Great Americans

Files

Creator Role

sculptor producer issuer

Description

The medal's obverse design features a bust image of Rufus Choate, an American lawyer, orator, and congressman. The reverse design depicts Choate standing between two tables. Choate places his proper right hand on a book resting on the table to his proper right. He holds a paper in his proper left hand.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

1973

Measurement

1 3/4 inches (diameter)

Materials and Techniques Display

bronze

Inscription

obverse: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY / RUFUS / CHOATE / 1799-1859 / 19©73 / E. PLATT reverse: LAWYER ORATOR edge: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE

Subjects

Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859; New York University. Hall of Fame for Great Americans

Work Type

commemorative medal

Class

coins & medals

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

3154.33

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.