Plaque

Name/Title

Plaque

Entry/Object ID

1992.32.1

Description

Particleboard rectangular plaque with two large plaster bas relief medallions and two metal coins embedded in the lower corners. The bas relief on the proper right shows a depiction of Robert Frost, and the one on the proper left shows the Vermont state seal. The coins echo the bas reliefs.

Artwork Details

Medium

Plaster

Subject

Vermont state seal

Subject Person

Frost, Robert Lee (1874-1963)

Context

The reliefs on the plaque were models made to create Vermont's Presidential Art Medal, 1963. Two examples of the coins (showing either side) are included in the lower corners of the plaque.

Acquisition

Accession

1992.32

Source or Donor

Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Menconi, Ralph

Manufacturer

Presidential Art Medals, Inc.

Date made

1963

Place

City

Englewood

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Plaque

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Organizational Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

14 in

Width

24 in

Web Links and URLs

Presidential Art Medals