Hail to Dionysius [obverse], 1930

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Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 6.99 cm (2 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift through subscription to the Society of Medalists)

Accession Number

2015.19.3641.a

Artists / Makers

Paul Manship (designer) American, 1885 - 1966

Medallic Art Company (manufacturer) American, est. 1910 - closed 2016

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Inscription

around outer cirumference starting center left, words separated by eight-petaled flowers: HAIL TO DIONYSUS WHO DISCOVERED; around inner circumference starting lower left, eight-petaled flowers at beginning and ending, and separating the words: THE MAGIC OF THE GRAPE

Provenance

Gift 1930 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, through subscription to the Society of Medalists (Second Issue); acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Corcoran Gallery of Art
The Society of Medalists