MULLER, Charles (c1820, fl 1857-1863) German-American
engraver, New York City.
Name variants: first initial C or F; last name Müller,
Mueller or Miller (or this may be more than one artist).
See also Muller, K (similar first initial confusion).
Born about 1820 in Germany. Unknown when came to
America but was in New York City from mid-1850s
into the 1890s.
G A L V A N O M E D A L S
1856 Calhoun (John C.) Portrait Plaque. . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 71:521
1856 Washington (George) Portrait Relief (issued by COS Art
Association in pewter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auction: Rago Art & Auction (12 May 2012) [1/9] lot .145
1859 College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York
Jacob Harsen Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Storer 1471
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 71:528, PCA 74:647
Collection: American Numismatic Soc . . . 0000.999.45748
1861 Defense of Fort Pickens Adam J. Slemmer Medal
[galvano of one or or both sides] . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . BMP 2:5597; J&J 20:21; PCA 48:156,
PCA 50:99, PCA 52:100
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1]0000.999.40657
1861 Defense of Fort Sumter Robert Anderson Medal . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ..PCA 48:154, PCA 50:98
M E D A L S
n.d. Bust of Unknown Man Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1] 0000.999.48608
1859 Schiller Marbach New York Storecard (rev with name
of John Matthews). . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storer 7492
1861 Defense of Fort Pickens Adam J. Slemmer Medal. . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . BMP 2:5596; PCA 48:156
1861 Defense of Fort Sumpter Robert Anderson First
Class Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . BMP 2:5591; PCA 48:154
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1] . 1967.226.164
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . . 372:251
1861 Defense of Fort Sumpter Robert Anderson Second
Class Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BMP 2:5592
1861 Defense of Fort Sumpter Robert Anderson Third
Class Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BMP 2:5593
1863 Artist's Fund Society Asher Brown Durand Medal . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 60:345, PCA 69:331
Collection: American Numismatic Society. 0000.999.43412
Collection: Newark Museum, New Jersey. . . . . . 20.1064
1882 Matthews (John) Manufacturer Soda Water Apparatus
New York City Storecard. . . . . Adams 523, Storer 7485
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] 1931.15.10
C O L L E C T I O N S
C4 {1912} Comparette 251, p 372.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace, p 459.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:2360 (artist listed as Charles,
Carl or Karl, adds credulity this may be more than one person).
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 8:86.
M14 {1931} Storer (medical) 1471, p 225, 7485 995, 7492 996.
E8A {1951} Kenney Manuscript File.
E10 {1970} Gladfelter. Civil War Die Sinkers. Journal of the Civil War Token Society
14:4 (Winter 1980) p 100.
E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 87.
M40 {1984} Stahl (Alan) The American Industrial Medal. The Numismatist 97:10 (Oct 1984) p 2066-2073.
R10 {1990} Bazelon and McGuinn, p 122.
Mss {undated} In List of diesinkers in Scovill archives Baker Library, Harvard
(Scovill may have struck Muller's Durand Medal).
engraver, New York City.
Name variants: first initial C or F; last name Müller,
Mueller or Miller (or this may be more than one artist).
See also Muller, K (similar first initial confusion).
Born about 1820 in Germany. Unknown when came to
America but was in New York City from mid-1850s
into the 1890s.
G A L V A N O M E D A L S
1856 Calhoun (John C.) Portrait Plaque. . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 71:521
1856 Washington (George) Portrait Relief (issued by COS Art
Association in pewter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auction: Rago Art & Auction (12 May 2012) [1/9] lot .145
1859 College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York
Jacob Harsen Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Storer 1471
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 71:528, PCA 74:647
Collection: American Numismatic Soc . . . 0000.999.45748
1861 Defense of Fort Pickens Adam J. Slemmer Medal
[galvano of one or or both sides] . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . BMP 2:5597; J&J 20:21; PCA 48:156,
PCA 50:99, PCA 52:100
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1]0000.999.40657
1861 Defense of Fort Sumter Robert Anderson Medal . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ..PCA 48:154, PCA 50:98
M E D A L S
n.d. Bust of Unknown Man Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1] 0000.999.48608
1859 Schiller Marbach New York Storecard (rev with name
of John Matthews). . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storer 7492
1861 Defense of Fort Pickens Adam J. Slemmer Medal. . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . BMP 2:5596; PCA 48:156
1861 Defense of Fort Sumpter Robert Anderson First
Class Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . BMP 2:5591; PCA 48:154
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1] . 1967.226.164
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . . 372:251
1861 Defense of Fort Sumpter Robert Anderson Second
Class Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BMP 2:5592
1861 Defense of Fort Sumpter Robert Anderson Third
Class Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BMP 2:5593
1863 Artist's Fund Society Asher Brown Durand Medal . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 60:345, PCA 69:331
Collection: American Numismatic Society. 0000.999.43412
Collection: Newark Museum, New Jersey. . . . . . 20.1064
1882 Matthews (John) Manufacturer Soda Water Apparatus
New York City Storecard. . . . . Adams 523, Storer 7485
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] 1931.15.10
C O L L E C T I O N S
C4 {1912} Comparette 251, p 372.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace, p 459.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:2360 (artist listed as Charles,
Carl or Karl, adds credulity this may be more than one person).
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 8:86.
M14 {1931} Storer (medical) 1471, p 225, 7485 995, 7492 996.
E8A {1951} Kenney Manuscript File.
E10 {1970} Gladfelter. Civil War Die Sinkers. Journal of the Civil War Token Society
14:4 (Winter 1980) p 100.
E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 87.
M40 {1984} Stahl (Alan) The American Industrial Medal. The Numismatist 97:10 (Oct 1984) p 2066-2073.
R10 {1990} Bazelon and McGuinn, p 122.
Mss {undated} In List of diesinkers in Scovill archives Baker Library, Harvard
(Scovill may have struck Muller's Durand Medal).