Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal
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World's Columbian Exposition Advertising Medal
Object Number:
INV.4881
Date:
1893
Medium:
Aluminum
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/8 in. ( 3.5 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at lower left of field: "MURDOCK"
Inscription: obverse, at lower right of field: "CINCINNATI"
Description:
Aluminum struck medal with obverse showing world globe with inscription at left: "CHICAGO"; inscription around border: "WORLD'S COLUMBIA EXPOSITION/CHICAGO, ILLS. 1893." Reverse bears inscription within central space surrounded by laurel wreath: "ILLINOIS/PURE/ALUMINUM/COMPANY."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
