Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.124
Date:
1892-1893
Medium:
Aluminum
Dimensions:
diameter: 34.8mm (1 3/8 in.)
Description:
Aluminum struck medal with obverse showing left facing hatted bust-length portrait of Columbus; legend: "1892 CHRISTOPHER 1492/ COLUMBUS". Reverse legend around edge: '"THIS MEDAL IS MADE OF THE NEW METAL *** " and in center: "TASTELESS - ODORLESS/ SONOROUS/ DUCTILE/ MALLEABLE/ ALUMINUM/ 1/4 WT. OF SILVER/ SP. GR. 2 60/ DOES NOT TARNISH."
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
