Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Conquest of St. Christopher Medal
Object Number:
INV.10780
Date:
1666
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 5/8 in. ( 4.1 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at lower center: "J.MAVGER. F."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing nude bust of Louis XIV facing right with legend: "LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS." Reverse depicts seated figure of Native American woman, holding shield of France; shield of Britain at her feet; at her left is a tobacco plant; legend above: "COLONIA FR. STABILITA."; inscription in exergue: "ANGL. EX INSULA ST. CHRISTOP./EXTURBAT./M.DC.LXVI."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
