Collection Highlights
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Date:
ca. 1906
Object Number:
PR.042.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Luce Center
Medal in Box: The Church Club... Jan.27,1869
Object Number:
INV.3789
Date:
Ca. 1894
Medium:
Aluminum; cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
case: 1 15/16 in. ( 5 cm )
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.5 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: case lid, written in black ink: "Medal/25th Anniversary/of the/benediction of/Bishob Littlejohn/Diocese of L.I. 1894./Presented by/John A. King/June 2. 1897."
Description:
Aluminum struck medal with obverse showing clothed bust of bishop facing left with legend: "CONGREGATED JAN. 27. A.D. 1869." Reverse contains coat of arms of Long Island diocese surmounted by bishop's mitra with inscription on scroll beneath: "I WILL SET HIS DOMINION IN THE SEA"; legend: "THE CHURCH CLUB OF THE DIOCESE OF LONG ISLAND/A.D. 1894." Blue circular cardboard case.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
