The plaquette's obverse bears Robert Louis Stevenson, standing, facing slight left. Across, HERE DWELT / ROBERT-LOUIS-STEVENSON / DURING THE WINTER 1887-1888 / -.- / "I was walking in the verandah / of a small house outside the / hamlet of Saranac. It was / winter; the night was very / dark; the air clear and cold / and sweet woth the purity / of forests. For the making / of a story here were fine / conditions. / "COME' SAID I / TO MY ENGINE, 'LET US / MAKE A TALE.'" / The Gensis of Ballantrae / -.- / Here he wrote "The Master / of Ballantrae," "A Christmas Sermon," "The Lantern Bearers," "Pulvis at Umbra." / "Beggars" "Gentlemen" "A Chapter on Dreams" Two conjoined wreaths with birth 1850 and death year 1894 inscribed. Signed at bottom right, Gutzon Borglum / 1916
The reverse just bears three lines of legend, THE STEVENSON SOCIETY, / OF AMERICA INC. / SARANAC LAKE, N.Y.
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Child's Garden of Verses.
The rectangular plaquette measures 60.1mm x 95.9mm ans was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York. No mintage is reported.
References: MACo 1916-003