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Medallion of Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857), (sculpture). Artist:  Coutts, W. G., sculptor. Title:  Medallion of Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857), (sculpture). Dates:  1857-1861. Medium:  Copper. Dimensions:  Diam. 6 5/8 in. Inscription:  (Around bust:) ELISHA KENT KANE . BORN AT PHILADELPHIA. FEBRUARY. 3. 1822(sic) . W. G. COUTTS. FECIT . DIED AT HAVANA. FEBRUARY. 16. 1857 signed Description:  Portrait of Elisha Kent Kane turned in profile to the right, with low relief of American eagles and the names of the crew of the brig "Advance," commanded by Kane in the Arctic (1853-1855). Subject:  Portrait male -- Kane, Elisha Kent -- Bust Portrait male -- Kane, Elisha Kent -- Profile Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Medallion Sculpture Owner:  Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 58.924 Remarks:  Coutts made another version of this medal with correct birth date for Elisha Kent Kane (1820). References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Museum of Fine Arts. M. & M. Karolik Collection of American Water Colors & Drawings, 1800-1875, Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1962, no. 756. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 77000113   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77000113 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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