Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The Society of Medalists 10th Issue
Object Number:
INV.5543
Date:
1934
Medium:
Bronze, paper
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 7/8 in. ( 7.3 cm )
Marks:
inscription: overse, lower right: "ALBERT-LAESSLE" followed by artist's seal in the shape of beetle
inscription: below image at right: trademark symbol
inscription: edge, upper center: "THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS TENTH ISSUE" and at lower center: "MEDALLI
Description:
Struck bronze medal with obverse showing a turkey on low pedestal with legend at left: " A M E R I C A." Reverse shows an ear of corn surrounded by legend: "A B U N D A N C E."
Provenance:
Luftschein, #234
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
