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
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...