Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.32
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Great Seal Centennial Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
1241
Date:
1882
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 7/16 in. ( 6.2 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at lower right: "BARBER"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing the American eagle holding laurel branch and arrows; scroll inscribed "E PLURIBUS UNUM" in its beak; rays of light emanating from cloud above. Reverse depicts the all-seeing eye in triangle above unfinished pyramid dated on the bottom step: "MDCCLXXVI"; legend above: "ANNUIT COEPTIS"; dates flanking pyramid: "1782 1882"; inscription in exergue: "NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
