Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Marquis de Lafayette Bicentennial Award Medal
Object Number:
INV.3787
Date:
1957
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 11/16 in. ( 6.9 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at lower right of field: "M. Delannoy"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "BRONZE"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse depicting clothed bust of Lafayette facing left with legend: "LAFAYETTE 1757-1834." Reverse bears inscription within central roundel: "1957/LA BONNE VOLONTE/FRANCO-AMERICAINE/A"; legend below: "JAMES HAZEN HYDE."
Credit Line:
Gift of James Hazen Hyde
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
