Yet another medal by Morgan

[vampicker]

Showed up in today's mail. This one was done in 1875 for the 80th birthday of author Thomas Carlyle. BHM-3006, Eimer-1648.

as plain as it gets other than the portrait, but that is in serious relief and finely detailed.

[RogerRock]

Extraordinary high relief and extremely fine detail on the portrait ! Thanks for sharing.

[vamnuke]

[JohnGoldsmith]

Do you know how many different types did Morgan sculptured?

[vampicker]

No, he was prolific as a medalist

[JohnGoldsmith]

No, he was prolific as a medalist

I meant do you know how many medal types did Morgan make?

[Kurt28]

With all respect, I hope you have considered Verdi-Care and/or Coin Care for that business under the chin.
Thanks for sharing.

[vampicker]

Haven't done any conservation yet beyond a light touch with a camel hair brush. I'll probably see if any of the spotting will lessen from a little xylol. I'm highly reluctant to use any oil based solvent around the spots as the surfaces are otherwise VERY original.

[vampicker]

No, he was prolific as a medalist

I meant do you know how many medal types did Morgan make?

It's several hundred as far as I can tell. There's a listing of his American works in ' The Private Sketchbook of George T. Morgan' by Karen Lee. There are long runs of one or both faces of medals for the Assay Commission, Indian Peace, Presidential Inaugural, Secretary of the Treasury, Mint Director, and Exhibitions, etc. And Lee's work doesn't attempt to cover his British work.

[messydesk]

Great medal. Love the level of detail on the portrait.