Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.50
Date:
1893
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 32.1mm (1 1/4 in.)
Description:
Silver struck medal with obverse showing three-quarter left-facing bust-length portrait of Columbus; legend "CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS"; reverse central legend: "MEMENTO/ OF THE/ EXHIBITION/ IN/ CHICAGO"; outer legend: "IV CENTENARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA 1893." Loop fused to top.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
