Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
Date:
1825-1845
Object Number:
1936.693ab
Medium:
Glass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.311
Date:
1909
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 31.8mm (1 1/4 in.)
Marks:
Reverse at bottom: "WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. NEWARK N.J."
Description:
Silver struck medal with obverse showing image of steamship navigating river, flanked by dates "1809" and "1909", with clothed left-facing bust of Robert Fulton above; legend: "ROBERT FULTON/CLAREMONT." Reverse depicts elevation of building with arched windows; inscription: "FULTON NATIONAL BANK/LANCASTER, PA."
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
