Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
INV.4326
Date:
1909
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 15/16 in. ( 5 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at lower right, below bust truncation: "QUAYLE"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing three accolated male busts facing left with legend: 'OCTOBER FOURTH/1909." Reverse depicts steamboat navigating river crossed by bridge; legend around border: "HUDSON-FULTON CELEBRATION/POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
