Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Luce Center
Souvenir: Prince of Wales, Victoria & Albert (w/ribbon)
Object Number:
INV.4695
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Metal, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 cm )
Marks:
printed: obverse: "VICTORIA and ALBERT"
printed: reverse: "PRINCE OF WALES"
Description:
Circular souvenir medal from the visit of Victoria & Albert to New York; printed images of the king and queen on one side and an image of the Prince of Wales on the other; set in a round metal (possibly silver) frame with foliate decoration; hole punched through the top with a pink silk ribbon drawn through.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
