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
Mourning/ coin
Object Number:
2002.1.4717
Date:
1863-1890
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1 in. diameter
Description:
A copper-colored metal coin or token embossed on one side with a Native American head resembling the penny, encircled by the words "Fr. Freise, Leichenbesorger/ 12 Ave. A/ New York", and on the reverse, a tiny coffin encircled by a wreath and the words "Fr. Freise, Undertaker/ Ave.A./New York/ 1863".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
