Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.73
Date:
1892-1893
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 39.9mm (1 9/16 in.)
Description:
White metal struck medal with obverse showing right-facing bare-headed bust-length portrait of Columbus inside laurel wreath edging; legend: "COLUMBUS." Reverse shows rigged sailing ship; legend between fronds: "SANTA MARIA/ * * * / COLUMBIAN/ EXPOSITION/ CHICAGO, 1893."
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
