Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Treasury Department - Second Class Life Saving Medal (1876)
Object Number:
INV.3917
Date:
1879
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Marks:
inscription: obverse, at lower left: "PAQUET"
Description:
Silver struck medal with obverse showing a scene, enclosed within corded border, of sailor being rescued by a female with legend: "LIFE SAVING MEDAL OF THE SECOND CLASS/UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." Reverse shows a laurel wreath within corded border bearing engraved inscription: "TO/JOHN H. RAPP/FOR/HEROIC SERVICES IN SAVING FROM/DROWNING IN THE EAST RIVER/NEW YORK/SEVERAL PERSONS/1877-1879" and surrounded by legend: "IN TESTIMONY OF HEROIC DEEDS IN SAVING LIFE FROM THE PERILS OF THE SEA."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
