Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge in case in box
Object Number:
1968.25
Date:
1909
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 4 x 7 in. ( 5.1 x 10.2 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Pin back badge; Bar suspension inscribed "Commission", grosgrain ribbon, circular medal. Obverse: Portraits in relief of Henry Hudson and Robert Fulton border by the inscription "Henry Hudson - 1609 - Robert Fulton 1807", at bottom "1909"; reverse: Female figure in center holding a ship in each hand. Inscribed around border "Hudson Fulton Celebration, NY"
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Barbara B. Stevens
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
