Artist/Maker
Herbert Adams
Depicted
Charles Pratt
Charles Pratt Commemorative Medallion
1891
Place madeUnited States, North America
Bronze
Overall: 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm)
Gift of the Misses Irene & Emily Braman
1953.80
Charles Pratt was a nineteenth-century oil magnate and philanthropist whose firm merged with the Rockefeller Standard Oil empire. He was the founder of the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.
DescriptionBronze struck uniface medallion depicting clothed male bust with legend beneath: "CHARLES PRATT/BORN MDCCCXXX DIED MDCCCXCI"; all within beaded border. Circular loop attached to the back of medal.ClassificationsMEDALS