Collection Highlights
Contraband Camp -- Harper's Ferry, VA
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.065.815.7
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal: Abraham Lincoln born Feb.12,1809
Object Number:
INV.3641
Date:
1860
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.1 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at left: "MERRIAM"
Inscription: reverse, at lower center of field: "MERRIAM"
Description:
White metal struck medal with obverse showing clothed bust of Lincoln facing right with legend: "ABRAHAM LINCOLN/BORN FEB. 12. 1809." Reverse bears inscription at center: "NO MORE/SLAVE/TERRITORY" surrounded by laurel wreath; legend: "REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE/1860."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
