Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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The Brooklyn Improvement Company Medal
Object Number:
INV.3299
Date:
1966
Medium:
Bronze; cardboard, paper, cloth
Dimensions:
case: 4 x 5 7/16 x 1 1/8 in. ( 10.2 x 13.8 x 2.9 cm )
Overall: 3 1/16 x 4 1/16 x 3/16 in. ( 7.7 x 10.3 x 0.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: case lid, top, center, in blue ink: "The Brooklyn Imrovement Company/1866-1966"
Description:
Bronze struck oval uniface medal depicting seascape with sailing ships; legend above: "The Brooklyn Improvement Company/1866 1966." Cream-colored rectangular cardboard case and purple fleece satchel.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
