JONES, Thomas Dow (1811-1881) sculptor, designer.
Born Oneida County, New York, 11 December 1811.
Prepared busts and statues; his bust of Salmon P.
Chase in the United States Capitol. He also prepared
one or more bas-reliefs as models for medals.
Died Columbus, Ohio, 27 February 1881.
R E L I E F S
1852 Webster (Daniel) Portrait Relief. . . . . . . . . . . .
Auction: Rago Art & Auction (12 May 2012) [1/12] lot .210
M E D A L S
1851 Clay (Henry) Compromise of 1850 Medallion (Thomas
Jones portrait model, rev designed by William Walcutt,
engraved by Charles Cushing Wright) . . . . . . . . Julian PE-7
Auctions:. . . . . . . BMP 1:4386, BMP 2:5377; CAL 30:772;
J&J 7:402, J&J 25:501, J&J 27:1077; NAS 22:1800;
PCA 46:220, PCA 52:376, PCA 54:292, PCA 56:348,
PCA 61:324, PCA 63:368, PCA 65:1683, PCA 69:314-315,
PCA 69:314,PCA 73:583[with silk leaflet], PCA 82:324
Collection: Cornell Univ Johnson Art Gallery . . . . . . . . 402
Collection: Princeton Library Vermeule (NC000) . . . . .. 156
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . . . . 371:244
Exhibited: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (1991) . . . . . . . .. .125
Illustrated: M19 {1963} Chamberlain, fig . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
101 {1871} Leffingwell (Samuel L. compilor) Sketch of the Life and Labors of Thomas
D. Jones, Sculptor; Together with a List of His Works and the Date of their
Execution. Columbus: Ohio: Columbus Printing Co (1871) 44 pp.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 192, 483 ("medallionist").
A2 {1927} Fairman, p 358-359.
BE {1943} Webster's Biographical Dictionary, p 793.
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace, p 358.
BH {1963} Who Was Who, p 275.
A12 {1968} Craven, p 202-203, (biblio) 739.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 465.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 1:111.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1764.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 7:910.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
M19 {1961} Chamberlain (Georgia Stamm) Compromise of 1850 Medal, The
Numismatist 74:1 (January 1961) pp 27-28. In reprint: American Medals and
Medalists. Annandale, Virginia: Turnpike Press. (1963) pp 94-95; figure 32.
M37 {1977} Julian PE-7, p 203. E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 61.
N31 {1992} Smith. American Numismatic Biographies, p 131.
Born Oneida County, New York, 11 December 1811.
Prepared busts and statues; his bust of Salmon P.
Chase in the United States Capitol. He also prepared
one or more bas-reliefs as models for medals.
Died Columbus, Ohio, 27 February 1881.
R E L I E F S
1852 Webster (Daniel) Portrait Relief. . . . . . . . . . . .
Auction: Rago Art & Auction (12 May 2012) [1/12] lot .210
M E D A L S
1851 Clay (Henry) Compromise of 1850 Medallion (Thomas
Jones portrait model, rev designed by William Walcutt,
engraved by Charles Cushing Wright) . . . . . . . . Julian PE-7
Auctions:. . . . . . . BMP 1:4386, BMP 2:5377; CAL 30:772;
J&J 7:402, J&J 25:501, J&J 27:1077; NAS 22:1800;
PCA 46:220, PCA 52:376, PCA 54:292, PCA 56:348,
PCA 61:324, PCA 63:368, PCA 65:1683, PCA 69:314-315,
PCA 69:314,PCA 73:583[with silk leaflet], PCA 82:324
Collection: Cornell Univ Johnson Art Gallery . . . . . . . . 402
Collection: Princeton Library Vermeule (NC000) . . . . .. 156
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . . . . 371:244
Exhibited: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (1991) . . . . . . . .. .125
Illustrated: M19 {1963} Chamberlain, fig . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
101 {1871} Leffingwell (Samuel L. compilor) Sketch of the Life and Labors of Thomas
D. Jones, Sculptor; Together with a List of His Works and the Date of their
Execution. Columbus: Ohio: Columbus Printing Co (1871) 44 pp.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 192, 483 ("medallionist").
A2 {1927} Fairman, p 358-359.
BE {1943} Webster's Biographical Dictionary, p 793.
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace, p 358.
BH {1963} Who Was Who, p 275.
A12 {1968} Craven, p 202-203, (biblio) 739.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 465.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 1:111.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1764.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 7:910.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
M19 {1961} Chamberlain (Georgia Stamm) Compromise of 1850 Medal, The
Numismatist 74:1 (January 1961) pp 27-28. In reprint: American Medals and
Medalists. Annandale, Virginia: Turnpike Press. (1963) pp 94-95; figure 32.
M37 {1977} Julian PE-7, p 203. E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 61.
N31 {1992} Smith. American Numismatic Biographies, p 131.