John F. Flanagan and Medallic Art Company
“Mark Twain Centenary” Plaquette
1934
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 3 1/2 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Florence N. Levy
Object Number
1947.13
single sided; Portrait of Mark Twain with image of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn below
Displayed in small medals showcase at Friends of the American Wing Annual Holiday Party, December 8, 2006
Inscribed: Obverse: "MARK TWAIN / CENTENARY OF HIS BIRTH / MDCCCXXXV-MCMXXXV / ALWAYS DO RIGHT / THIS WILL GRATIFY / SOME PEOPLE / AND ASTONISH THE / REST." Enclosed typed note: "It gives us great pleasure to present with our / compliments this plaquette of Mark Twain, / struck in commemoration of the centennial / of his birth. The well-known sculptor, / John Flanagan, created this characteristic / likeness of America's much loved writer."
Markings: Marked on edge: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y."
