Preview
Geography
Portland, Oregon
Culture
American
Medium
Silver Plated Dish
Dimensions
Dimensions: 2.6 × 3.4 × 0.4 in. (6.6 × 8.8 × 0.4 cm)
Weight: 1.4 oz. (40.0g)
Credit Line
Gift in Loving Memory of Boris Blick & Judith Rosenbloom Blick by their daughter Sarah Blick, 2024
Accession Number
2015.159.5
Provenance
Though unspecific to this medal, as of February 2025, Professor Sarah Blick recalled the following details in regard to where her father's collection of medals may have been acquired:
She first mentioned that her father frequented Stagecoach Antiques on West Market Street while he lived in Akron, Ohio in 1964. Additionally, Her father purchased medals from Don Barrett at City Bank Antiques in Kent, Ohio. For the most part, however, his collection did not truly start coming together until he retired in 1990.
Additional Antique Shops Visited:
Cropley Circle Antiques - 1451 S Cleveland Massillon Rd, Akron, OH, 44321.
Medina Antique Mall - 2797 Medina Rd, Medina, OH 44256
Condition
The obverse of this medal is in a much better state than the reverse. Despite some light scratches and tarnishing, the obverse has not experienced much wear or damage. The reverse, however, has experienced erosion on the right side as well as around some of the edges. (February 2025)
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Obverse:
lewis & clark exposition/ Portland, Oregon/ 1905
Description
This souvenir dish from the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon is a natural and rounded shape. The image is in relief, and the center illustration is framed by a border of intricate floral and natural motifs. The illustration itself is of a grand building at the Lewis and Clark Exposition with five nondescript figures standing outside. The reverse of the dish remains undecorated, but includes the stamped inscription, “lewis & clark exposition / Portland, Oregon / 1905”.
Reverse