Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.320
Date:
1909
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
height and width: 35.6 x 32.4mm (1 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Marks:
Reverse center: "SCHWAAB S. & S. CO./ MILWAUKEE"
Description:
Brass struck uniface shield-shaped medal showing bust-length portraits of Hudson (left, in ruff) and Fulton (right) flanking ships at sea bordered by laurel wreath and bow at bottom; legend: "HUDSON-FULTON/ CELEBRATION/ 1609 1807/ NEW YORK/ SEPT. 25 - OCT . 2/ 1909". Loops fused at top left and right.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
