Merritt Haviland Smith Medal

1926

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America

Bronze

Overall (medal): 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Container (box): 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 1/2 in. (5.4 × 5.4 × 1.3 cm)

Gift of Robert Markham, 1956

INV.4249

Merritt Haviland Smith (1862-1926) served as Chief Engineer for the Bureau of Water Supply of New York City for 40 years. This medal appears to be a copy of the bronze plaque erected in his memory at Kensico Dam shortly after his death.

DescriptionBronze struck medal with obverse showing clothed male bust facing left. Reverse bears inscription at center: "ENGINEER.FOR/40.YEARS.OF.THE/WATER./SUPPLY.OF/THE.CITY.OF. NEW.YORK/1862 1926 [on decorative vignette with shell flanked by scrolls]/COLONEL.OF./ARTILLERY.IN/THE.GREAT.WAR"; surrounding legend: "MERRIT.HAVILAND.SMITH." Cream-colored square cardboard box.

MarkingsInscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y." Inscription: box, inside cover: "MEDALLIC ART CO./NEW YORK" Inscription: box, cover, top: "Gift of/Robert Markham/June 12, 1956"

ClassificationsMEDALS