Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.144
Date:
ca. 1892
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 25.2mm (1 in.)
Description:
Silver struck medal with obverse showing right front-facing hatted bust-length portrait of Columbus; legend: "COLUMBUS DAY WORCESTER, MASS./ OCTOBER 12TH". Reverse shows heart at center surrounded by wreath; legend: "WORCESTER/ A TOWN JUNE 14, 1722 . A CITY FEBY. 29, 1848." Loop fused at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
