Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.378
Medium:
Bronze, leather, velvet, brass
Dimensions:
diameter: 72.5mm (2 7/8 in.)
Marks:
Obverse below bust: "R"; reverse in exerg." MOLART F"; on edge: cornucopia mark and "BRONZE".
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing right-facing bust-length profile; legend: "LVDOVICVS.MAGNVS.REX.CHRISTIANISSIMVS.". Reverse shows canoe decorated with six shields and two genies at top, carrying a globe; Victory above, crown in hand; legend: "DELETA HOSTIVM CLASSE"; in exerg.: "VICTORIA PANORMITANA/ M.DC.LXXVI." In hinged green leather presentation box lined in red velvet, with brass clasp.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
