American Institute Award Medal 1835 - 1838

Moritz Fürst's "American Institute Award Medal" (1835–38) is a silver medal that depicts a seated female figure symbolizing America, holding a cornucopia and a spear while sitting on a shield. The inscription "American Institute - New York" surrounds the scene. The medal, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, exemplifies a significant period of American artistic development through its Neoclassical design and its celebration of American achievement and progress.