Collection Highlights
Cayambe
Date:
1858
Object Number:
S-91
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Memorial Medalet
Object Number:
1941.551
Date:
1876
Medium:
Brass; cardboard; paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/16 in. ( 2.7 cm )
diameter: 15/16 in. ( 2.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: box lid, in pencil: "Phila./1876"
Description:
Brass struck medalet with obverse showing Memorial Hall with legend above: "MEMORIAL MEDAL" and date in exergue: "1776." Obverse is inscribed: "STRUCK WITHIN/THE/INTERNATIONAL/EXHIBITION/1876." Hole punched at top. Set into circular cardboard box.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Eva L. Guernsey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
