LANDER, Louisa (1826-1923) designer, New York City.
Born Salem, Massachusetts, 1826.
If all records are accurate, the artist designed the
Mullen storecard in 1847 at age 21. The artist did
become active at an early age and went to Rome
to further her art interests in 1855.
A Swiss enamelkler of this name is listed in Benezit.
Died Washington, DC, 1923.
M E D A L S
1835 (engraved 1847) Mullen (William J.) New York City
Storecard (designed by Lander, engraved by Charles
Cushing Wright; attributed to Lander by numismatist
Charles Ira Bushnell and later authorities–Adams,
Miller, Kenney, Lindesmith, Rulau–have accepted
this as fact). . . . . . . . . . Low 364, Rulau HT M17,
Miller NY 616, Wright 735
Auctions:. . . . . . . PCA 44:1029, PCA 48:624, PCA 49:115,
PCA 58:79, PCA 67:511, PCA 73:136
S H E L L M E D A L S
n.d. Washington (George) Oval Shell . . . . . . . . Baker 649
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
1862 Mullen (William P.) Pennsylvania Prison Agent Medal
[note different middle initial–same person?] (obv
portrait from previous William J. Mullen Medal designed
by Lander and engraved by Charles Cushing
Wright; unknown diesinker for this reverse). . . Miller NY 616A
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
Px {1860} Editor's Easy Chair. Harper's New Monthly Magazine 20: (May 1860) pp
845-847.
Px {1861} Louisa Lander. Cosmopolitan Art Journal 5:1 (1861) p 26-28, portrait.
Px {1959} Sharf (Frederic A.) "A More Bracing Atmosphere": Artistic Life in Salem,
1850-1859. Essex Institute Historical Collections. 95: (April 1959) pp 149-164, illus.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 517.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1937.
S60 {2001} Fuld. Hard Times Tokens, p 15; HT M17 128.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 8:390 (Swiss enameler).
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E8 {1951} Kenney, p 15.
P4 {1968} Lindesmith (R.J.) The William J. Mullen Storecard. TAMS Journal 8:6 (Dec
1968) p 170.
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 649, p 251.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 87, 192; author listed same medal
twice: M17, p 165 and NY 616, p 268; NY 616A 268.
Born Salem, Massachusetts, 1826.
If all records are accurate, the artist designed the
Mullen storecard in 1847 at age 21. The artist did
become active at an early age and went to Rome
to further her art interests in 1855.
A Swiss enamelkler of this name is listed in Benezit.
Died Washington, DC, 1923.
M E D A L S
1835 (engraved 1847) Mullen (William J.) New York City
Storecard (designed by Lander, engraved by Charles
Cushing Wright; attributed to Lander by numismatist
Charles Ira Bushnell and later authorities–Adams,
Miller, Kenney, Lindesmith, Rulau–have accepted
this as fact). . . . . . . . . . Low 364, Rulau HT M17,
Miller NY 616, Wright 735
Auctions:. . . . . . . PCA 44:1029, PCA 48:624, PCA 49:115,
PCA 58:79, PCA 67:511, PCA 73:136
S H E L L M E D A L S
n.d. Washington (George) Oval Shell . . . . . . . . Baker 649
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
1862 Mullen (William P.) Pennsylvania Prison Agent Medal
[note different middle initial–same person?] (obv
portrait from previous William J. Mullen Medal designed
by Lander and engraved by Charles Cushing
Wright; unknown diesinker for this reverse). . . Miller NY 616A
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
Px {1860} Editor's Easy Chair. Harper's New Monthly Magazine 20: (May 1860) pp
845-847.
Px {1861} Louisa Lander. Cosmopolitan Art Journal 5:1 (1861) p 26-28, portrait.
Px {1959} Sharf (Frederic A.) "A More Bracing Atmosphere": Artistic Life in Salem,
1850-1859. Essex Institute Historical Collections. 95: (April 1959) pp 149-164, illus.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 517.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1937.
S60 {2001} Fuld. Hard Times Tokens, p 15; HT M17 128.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 8:390 (Swiss enameler).
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E8 {1951} Kenney, p 15.
P4 {1968} Lindesmith (R.J.) The William J. Mullen Storecard. TAMS Journal 8:6 (Dec
1968) p 170.
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 649, p 251.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 87, 192; author listed same medal
twice: M17, p 165 and NY 616, p 268; NY 616A 268.