Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Grant's Tomb Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
INV.11116
Date:
1897 or later
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, on bust truncation, at left: "TIFFANY"
Inscription: reverse, at lower center: "TIFFANY & CO."
Inscription: edge, upper center: "43"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "PATENT APPLIED FOR"
Description:
Silver struck medal with obverse showing clothed bust of Ulysses S. Grant facing right with four stars and logo of American Numismatic Society below; legend above: "GENERAL ULYSSES S. GRANT." Reverse shows elevation of building with legend above: "DEDICATED NEW YORK APRIL 27 1897"; inscription in exergue: "ISSUED BY THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC/AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
