Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
Date:
1740-1770
Object Number:
1890.3
Medium:
Wool, linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal: Maj. Gen. George McClellan
Object Number:
INV.3498
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 5/16 in. ( 3.4 cm )
Marks:
inscription: obverse, below bust truncation: "F.B. SMITH F."
inscription: reverse, above exergual line: "F.B. SMITH F. N.Y."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing uniformed bust of George McClellan in laurel wreath facing left; legend: "MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE B. Mc CLELLAN/U.S. ARMY." Reverse shows American eagle with captured snake above a rock covered with American flag; legend: "THE UNION & CONSTITUTION/ONE AND INDIVISIBLE."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
