Museum Collections
Luce Center
Catskill Aqueduct Medal
Object Number:
1942.334
Date:
1917
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, on bust truncation, at left: "DCF"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y."
Description:
Silver cast medal with obverse showing idealized female head representing Columbia crowned with laurel wreath within beaded border. Reverse depicts nude allegorical male figure pouring water; inscription: "TO COMMEMORATE THE COMPLETION/OF THE CATSKILL AQUEDUCT/AN ACHIEVEMENT OF CIVIC SPIRIT/SCIENTIFIC GENIUS AND FAITHFUL LABOR/1905 NEW YORK 1917."
Gallery Label:
This medal was designed in conjunction with Augustus Lukeman.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. George B. McClellan
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.