Bronze medal of Johannes Brahms Designer and creator: Anton Scharff (Vienna, 1845 - 1902, Brunn am Gebirge, Austria) creation date: 1893 Signed (obverse): A. Scharff Inscribed (reverse): THE Society of Friends of the Music in Vienna, on its 60th anniversary, May 7th, 1893 Entered in Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection after 1893. Gardner collected a number of medals to display within her museum, including this bronze portrait medal honoring celebrated composer Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). Through her own efforts, Gardner met Brahms while both were on holiday in Bad Ischl, Austria in 1894. Her biographer Morris Carter notes that an acquaintance of Gardner's caught a glimpse of the two “having tea together like old friends,” and that Brahms gave her an autographed photograph at the end of their meeting. Actual dimensions: diameter: 58.56 mm, thickness: 5.75 mm, weigth: 72.15 gram. Please take a good look at the photos, they are part of the description. They provide a clear picture of the quality and condition of the product and they fill in any gaps in the text or correct any errors and are decisive for the description of the product.