Title

Samuel Finley Breese Morse Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

Creator

Carl Paul Jennewein
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 Samuel Finley Breese Morse, a contributor to the single-wire telegraph system and co-developer of Morse code. The reverse design depicts a woman holding a Pegasus-like figure in her proper right hand and a paint pallet [?] in her proper left. A cherub flies to her proper left and telegraph poles stand in the background.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

1963

Measurement

1 3/4 inches (diameter)

Materials and Techniques Display

bronze

Inscription

obverse: SAMUEL FINLEY BREESE MORSE / 1791 / 1872 / C.P. JENNEWEIN reverse: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS / WHAT / HATH / GOD / WROUGHT / PICTORQUE ET INVENTOR / 19©63 / AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Subjects

Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872; 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

3154.29

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.