Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Abraham Lincoln Centennial Medal
Object Number:
1941.53a
Date:
1909
Medium:
Aluminum
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: reverse, at lower center: "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. NEWARK, N.J."
Description:
Aluminum struck medal with obverse showing clothed bust of Lincoln facing right with legend: "ABRAHAM LINCOLN/BORN FEB. 12TH, 1809." Reverse is inscribed:"'WITH.MALICE.TOWARD.NONE./WITH.CHARITY.FOR.ALL./WITH.FIRMNESS.IN.THE/RIGHT.AS.GOD.GIVES/US.TO.SEE.THE.RIGHT./LET.US.STRIVE.ON.'/PRESENTED/BY THE/NEW YORK"; legend: "LINCOLN.CENTENNIAL.MEDAL/SUNDAY AMERICAN."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Herbert D. Halsey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
