Collection Highlights
Kerchief
Date:
1776-1777
Object Number:
1952.63
Medium:
Linen
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United States Centennial Commission Medal
Object Number:
INV.3354
Date:
1876
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, on exergual line, at left: "H.MITCHELL SC."
Inscription: document, in pencil: "Gift of/Mrs. George H. Kuper/Sept 12, 1956."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing seated allegorical female figure holding laurel wreath, surrounded by symbols of science, commerce, and learning; the whole is surrounded by thirty-eight stars and four small vignettes representing the four quarters of the globe. Reverse bears inscription within laurel wreath at center: "AWARDED BY/UNITED STATES/CENTENNIAL COMMISSION"; legend around border: "INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION/PHILADELPHIA, MDCCCLXXVI."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. George H. Kuper, 1956
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
