HORNREICH COLLECTION of U.S. & World Medal Plaques
Thomas Cornell
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States New York 1970 |
| Design Description: |
Retro Large Plaquette DIONYSOS Bz Plaquette by Cornell |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1970 Dionysos Plaquette for J. Walter Thompson United States Bz Plaque by Cornell United States DIONYSOS plaquette by Cornell |
| Full Grade: |
MS 65 |
| Owner: |
Spencer Collection |
Owner Comments:
Medal, Plaque, 1970, Bronze, United States. Vintage RETRO Dionysos Bronze by Thomas Cornell, commissioned by J. Walter Thompson Ad Agency for Christmas, 1970. Uniface, Portrait of Dionysus with Beard and SMile, Signed Cornell at bottom right; Rv. J. Walter Thompson Co., NY. Christmas 1970, Number 244/275 (but only 300 actually made), Satyr II, Thomas Cornell. Very Attractive; Dimensions :approx. 7 x 7 inches. Web page devoted to info on medallist Thomas Cornell can be accessed at : https://www.bowdoin.edu/faculty/t/tcornell/pdf/t-cornell-complete-vita.pdf . Dionysus (Greek) was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy in Greek mythology. He was also known as Bacchus. A large and beautiful plaquette by a famous and successful architect and artist.