Collection Highlights
The True Issue or "That's What's the Matter"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.35
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge: Centennial Inauguration...City of N.Y.
Object Number:
INV.10394
Date:
1889
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 2 1/8 x 1/8 in. ( 15.9 x 5.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Red/white/blue silk ribbon with rectangular brass pin at top; printed in gold ink with : "CENTENNIAL/1779 1889/City of New York/INAUGURATION"
Gallery Label:
According to an envelope with the object, the original owner of the ribbon was John Moller, a member of the organization, who later presented it to his nephew, Charles G. Moller Jr., in April of 1917.
Credit Line:
Gift of Chas G. Moller, 1930
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
