To Cyrus W. Field from the American Chamber of Commerce, Liverpool, on
A round gold medal showing a steamship with rigged masts above two shields of arms, one with English heraldic emblems and one with stars and stripes. Ribbons and a wreath frame the central field, and the rim reads ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE with the date 1866 below. The record names Joseph Shepherd Wyon as maker and Cyrus W. Field as recipient.
Look closer: The date 1866 sits at the bottom edge, flanked by small stars.
- Artist
- Joseph Shepherd Wyon
- Date
- 1866
- Medium
- Gold
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 4000 × 4000 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1866).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Cyrus W. Field, 1892