Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.330
Date:
1909
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
height and width: 47.5 x 32.4mm (1 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Marks:
Reverse below portraits: "SCHWAAB MILWAUKEE"
Description:
Brass struck shield-shaped uniface medal with heads at center of Hudson (left, in ruff) and Fulton (right); legend: "HUDSON-FULTON/ CELEBRATION/ NEW YORK/ SEP. 25 - OCT. 2/1909". Loop fused to top.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
