Collection Highlights
Speech of His Excellency George Washington, Esq; president of the United States of America, delivered to the Honorable the Congress
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1789.39
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal: General J.Watts DePeyster...1894
Object Number:
INV.3391E
Date:
1894
Medium:
Gold
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Description:
Gold struck medal with obverse showing female allegorical figure of Fame surrounded with attributes of science, music, and art; legend above: "SOCIETY OF SCIENCE, LETTERS, AND ART"; inscription below exergual line: "LONDON." Reverse bears engraved inscription within laurel wreath: "GENERAL/J.Watts dePeyster/F.S.Sc./1894."
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