Collection Highlights
Ulysses S. Grant at Cold Harbor
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.052.56.GrantUniform.Photos.
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plaque
Object Number:
1946.213
Date:
ca. 1941
Medium:
Wood, brass, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 6 5/8 x 5/8 in. ( 20.3 x 16.8 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped in gold: at top and bottom of obverse: "COL. J. MAYHEW WAINWRIGHT" and "CHAIRMAN / W.C.D.C."
exposed brass: on red banner at center of disk: "EXELSIOR"
exposed brass: on blue border of disk: "WESTCHESTER COUNTY / 1941 / POLICE REVOLVER LEAGUE"
Description:
Shield-shaped wooden plaque with enameled brass disk attached to center of obverse; disk with seal of the State of New York in exposed brass and red, white and blue enamel above a pair of crossed revolvers on yellow ground, with central motif encircled by a blue band with inscription, "WESTCHESTER COUNTY / 1941 / POLICE REVOLVER LEAGUE."
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Col J. Mayhew Wainwright
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
