Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
"Draped Bust" dollar
Object Number:
INV.13896.2
Date:
1796
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
1 x 5 x 3 in.
Description:
Silver dollar; obverse with image of Liberty with flowing hair, tied ribbon, draped bust and fifteen stars, legend "LIBERTY" ; reverse with eagle in wreath, legend "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA".
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
