Collection Highlights
View from Cozzen's Hotel Near West Point, N.Y.
Date:
1863
Object Number:
S-189
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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American Centennial Souvenir Medal
Object Number:
INV.4738
Date:
1876
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
case: 2 x 2 x 7/16 in. ( 5.1 x 5.1 x 1.1 cm )
diameter: 1 7/8 in. ( 4.7 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: case lid, top, center, embossed: "AMERICAN/CENTENNIAL"
Inscription: case bottom, around edge, in black ink: "Gift of Major A. Jas./Bleecker July 24, 1934"
Description:
Gilt paper covered embossed cardboard souvenir medal with obverse showing female bust facing left with crown inscribed "LIBERTY" surrounded by thirteen stars. Reverse bears inscription within ornate border: "SOUVENIR/OF THE/CENTENNIAL." Square cream-colored cardboard case with burgundy red interior.
Credit Line:
Gift of Major Anthony James Bleecker, 1934
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
