Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gorget
Object Number:
1954.498
Date:
1800-1845
Medium:
Brass, other metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 6 x 4 in. ( 1.9 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
cast: across banner below seal: "CITY GUARD"
Description:
Brass crescent-shaped gorget with applied seal of the City of New York with "CITY GUARD" across a banner below, stirrup-link neck chain with a button at each tip of crescent, buttons also with the city seal.
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel William C. Robertson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
