Cyrus Field Congressional Medal
William Barber
1868
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Classification
Medal
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Cyrus W. Field, 1892
Accession Number
92.10.6a
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
William Barber · 1807–1879
William Barber, born on May 2, 1807, in London, England, honed his skills as an engraver under the tutelage of his father, John Barber, a fellow practitioner in the craft.) Early in his career, he crafted embossing dies for De La Rue & Co. and worked on silver plate tableware. In September 1852, Barber emigrated to the United States, settling first in Boston, where he spent a decade employed in en...