Artist/Maker
Jules Fonson
Medal in Case: 250th Anniv. of the Trinity Church 1697-1947
1947
Place madeBrussels, Belgium, Europe
Bronze; cardboard, paper
Container: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Overall (Medal): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Overall (Medal): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Gift of the Parish of Trinity Church, New York City
1947.255a
DescriptionBronze struck medal with obverse showing old Trinity Church building within central roundel with legend around border: "250TH ANNIVERSARY/1697." Reverse depicts present building of the Trinity Church with legend around border: "TRINITY CHURCH IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK/1947." Round cardboard dark red case.MarkingsInscription: obverse, lower right of field: "JF"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "J.FONSON"
Inscription: bottom of case, at center, impressed in gold: "ETABLISSEMENTS/JULES FONSON/49. R.Des Fabriques Brux."
ClassificationsMEDALS
William Lincoln Hudson
ca. 1900-1910s
Z.3433
William Strickland
ca. 1809–1813
1897.4