Collection Highlights
Poems, Henricus Selyns
Date:
1659-1686
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Selyns
Medium:
Ink on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.120
Date:
1892-1893
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 35.5mm (1 3/8 in.)
Description:
Copper struck medal with obverse showing left facing bare headed bust-length profile of Columbus seen from back; legend: "THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION/ CHICAGO 1893". Reverse shows flag-topped building with water and bridge in foreground; legend in exergue." "MINES AND MINING/ BUILDING/ 350 X 700 FEET COST $265,000."
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
