Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.225
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
diameter: 30.8mm (1 3/16 in.)
Description:
Brass struck medal with obverse legend: "REMEMBER/ THE/ MAINE/ DESIGNED FOR THE/ WORLD'S FAIR/ ST. LOUIS, MO./ 1904". Reverse legend: "THE BRASS IN THIS/ BELL/ WAS RECOVERED FROM/ THE WRECK OF THE/ MAINE/ DESTROYED IN/ HAVANA HARBOR/ FEB. 15 1898"
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
