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D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 10/08/2012 12:29 pm This medal came from a flea market in Fitchburg Massachusetts. I'm not sure if this person is from there or even the state of Massachusetts. I have send both the Fitchburg museum and historical society emails and am stilling waiting for replies.. Does anyone know who this is...? Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 10/08/2012 10:55 pm Uniface medallions with rough unfinished reverses like this are usually purpose-made for adhering onto or inserting into something - a book cover, piece of furniture, headstone, or something like that. With no mark of origin, it may be impossible to work out. How big is it? Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 10/09/2012 02:51 am Size is 94.17mm, weight is 252.8 grams. One of my first thoughts was a plaque of some sort just as you mention sap. What made me think it may be some thing else is that for such a high relief obverse there is no wear and on the reverse there is no sign of any adhesive residue. Although the reverse is rough there is a cross-hatch pattern that can be seen under the microscope. With some luck maybe the folks in Fitchburg might recognize this person.. Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 10/09/2012 03:01 am Quote: With some luck maybe the folks in Fitchburg might recognize this person.. Assuming its origin is from there. Without asking the seller and finding the city that this is from you won't be able to find any info on this That is unless someone here says..."Hey that's my Uncle Bill!" Report this Post to the Staff
Roderick New Member United States 34 Posts	Posted 12/29/2012 11:15 pm The image is that of John Joseph Williams, the first Archbishop of Boston who died in 1907. See his image here: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mcnama...ay-1891.html Report this Post to the Staff
D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 01/03/2013 4:23 pm Roderick...thank you very much for your detective work and finding the image... Finally this can go in the identified box... Report this Post to the Staff
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