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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Luce Center
General Tom Thumb Medalet
Object Number:
INV.13826
Date:
ca. 1846
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
diameter: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description:
Brass struck medalet with obverse depicting head of Queen Victoria facing left with legend: "VICTORIA REGINA."; date below bust: "1846". Reverse depicts standing figure of child, leaning onto large book; legend: "GENERAL TOM THUMB/15 LBS WEIGHT."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
