Winchester Repeating Arms Company Medal (obverse)

Anthony de Francisci, Winchester Repeating Arms Company Medal (obverse), ca. 1925-1935, gold plated white metal, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Anthony de Francisci, 1966.51.89
Copied Anthony de Francisci, Winchester Repeating Arms Company Medal (obverse), ca. 1925-1935, gold plated white metal, 4 3⁄8 in. (11.0 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Anthony de Francisci, 1966.51.89

Artwork Details

Title
Winchester Repeating Arms Company Medal (obverse)
Artist
Date
ca. 1925-1935
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
4 3⁄8 in. (11.0 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Anthony de Francisci
Mediums
Mediums Description
gold plated white metal
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — Winchester, O. F. — bust
Object Number
1966.51.89
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.51.89

Artwork Description

The New Haven-based Winchester Repeating Arms Company manufactured rifles in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, supplying the “repeating rifle” popular on the western frontier as well as armaments for World War I. The obverse of Anthony de Francisci’s artist’s strike, or sample, depicts Oliver Winchester (1810-1880), founder of the company.