Collection Highlights
Castle Garden, New York City
Date:
1859
Object Number:
1972.13
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
British and French War Commissions Visit to New York City Medal
Object Number:
INV.4946
Date:
1917
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 7/16 in. ( 3.6 cm )
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing head of Columbia facing left with legend around line border: "TO MAKE THE WORLD SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY/WE ARE ONE." Reverse bears the seal of New York within central medallion, with sailing ship flanked by settler and Native American above; legend: "NETHERLAND-FOVNDED/1614", all within beaded border; surrounding legend: "TO HONOR AND WELCOME THE BRITISH AND FRENCH WAR COMMISSIONS/MAY 1917." Two joined round loops attached at top center of medal.
Gallery Label:
Struck by the American Numismatic Society in honor of the visits to New York of the British and French commissions in 1917.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. J. Sanford Barnes, 1918
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
