Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1927.59
Medium:
Plaster with wash
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.101b
Date:
1892
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
height and width: 44.8 x 32.1mm (1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Description:
Brass struck shield-shaped uniface medal showing, within oval boundary, figures holding flags and a cross; legend: "400TH ANNIVERSARY/ DISCOVERY OF AMERICA/ OCT. 1892." Loop fused at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
