American Institute of the City of New York Bronze Medal Awarded to Glass & Co., 1856

Glass, Peter · 1856

This medal, made of metal and copper alloy, was awarded by the American Institute, New York in 1856 to Wisconsin cabinetmaker Peter Glass’s company, Glass & Co., for “best inlaid Furniture.” As a farmer in Wisconsin, German immigrant, Peter Glass, applied his native training as a marquetry craftsman to make award-winning furniture in his spare time.