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Zettler Century of Progress Commemorative Medal
Specifications
Zettler Century of Progress Commemorative Medal
Category
World's Fairs
Classification
CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Documentary Objects - Memorabilia - Commemorative - Medal, Commemorative
Keyword
Object Origin
Zettler, Emil Robert
1933
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Circular bronze medal. Recto depicts relief of nude male figure with arms and legs extended, wearing flowing loin cloth and words to sides of and below figure. Verso depicts overhead map of fairgrounds and body of water, a compass with arrow and "N" is in the area of the water. There is text all along the border circumference. Manufacturer name is embossed at the upper edge of the map.
metal
Marks: Recto: "RESEARCH / INDUSTRY / 1833 / 1933" Verso: "1933-A-CENTURY-OF-PROGRESS-INTERNATIONAL-EXPOSITION-CHICAGO/ ZETTLER"
Measurements: Object:
Width: 0.125 in, Diameter: 2.25 in
Weight: 0.172 lbs
Credit
Donated in memory of Dorothy D. (Szczesniak) Gallas of Chicago, 2013.25.1
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About: Zettler Century of Progress Commemorative Medal
About: Zettler Century of Progress Commemorative Medal
This Art Deco bronze medal from the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition features a male figure wearing a loin cloth on the front and a depiction of the exposition’s fairgrounds. The medal was designed by Chicago artist Emil Robert Zettler (1878 – 1946).
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