Abraham Lincoln
Object NameMedal / Plaquette
Artist / Maker
Christian Petersen
(Danish - American, 1885 - 1961)
Manufacturer
Chas. M. Robbins Company
(American, 1892 - 1963)
Date1910-1911
MediumBronze
Dimensions40 x 25 mm.
ClassificationsMedals, Medallions, and Coins
Credit LineGift of Richard Draper. In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, Christian Petersen Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2019.277
Status
Not on viewCultureAmerican
Label TextUniface medal. Bronze, front facing image of Abraham Lincoln with his signature A LINCOLN in script below. Marked on center right of front: CP. Struck by Chas. M. Robbins Co., Attleboro, MA. Derivative of Petersen’s work Abraham Lincoln plaster plaque in the collection, CPC #201.
Published ReferencesAdvertised in the Chas. M. Robbins Co. catalogue Class Pins, Rings, and Emblems, n.d. pre-1912 company name change. Catalogue held in the Robbins Co. archives, Attleboro Area Industrial Museum, Attleboro, MA.
Advertised in the Robbins Co. catalogue The Robbins Company formerly the Chas. M. Robbins Co. (parts I-III) n.d. 1912 and after. Catalogue held in the Robbins Co. archives, Attleboro Area Industrial Museum, Attleboro, MA.
SignedMarked on center right of front: CP.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Christian Petersen Art Museum
Object Name: Bas Relief for Plaquette / Medal design
Christian Petersen
1909-1911
Object number: UM2013.45
Object Name: Bas Relief for Plaquette / Medal design
Christian Petersen
1912-1914
Object number: UM99.262
Object Name: Medallion
Whitehead & Hoag
1954
Object number: UM2019.293
Object Name: Painting
Newell Convers Wyeth
1938/1939
Object number: UM83.13
Object Name: Bas Relief design for Plaquette / Medal
Christian Petersen
1912-1914
Object number: UM99.54
Object Name: Plaster Cast, portrait
Christian Petersen
1928
Object number: um2002.42