Artist/Maker
Tiffany & Co.
(founded 1837)
Laying of the first Trans-Atlantic Telegraphic Cable medal
1858
Place madeUnited States
Bronze
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
2008.42.195
DescriptionBronze struck medal with obverse showing allegorical figures representing Europe and America flanking a globe; reverse shows two ships at sea; legend: "FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/ AND CITIZENS OF NEW YORK,"; in exergue.: "COMMEMORATIVE OF THE PART TAKEN/ BY HIM,/ IN LAYING THE/ FIRST/ TRANSATLANTIC CABLE/ BETWEEN/ EUROPE AND AMERICA, IN AUGUST, A.D. 1858."MarkingsObverse center bottom: "TIFFANY & CO."
ClassificationsMEDALS
