American Institute Award Medal

Moritz Fürst

ca. 1838 · Silver · The American Wing

During Fürst's approximately thirty-three year career in the United States, the Hungarian-born artist engraved numerous medals for private and government commissions. His award medal for the American Institute presents a seated Liberty alongside national symbols of freedom and bounty, including a bald eagle and a horn of plenty.

Artist: Moritz Fürst
Date: ca. 1838
Medium: Silver
Culture: American
Department: The American Wing
Credit line: Gift of William Forbes II, 1952

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