Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
New York Agricultural Society Medal
Object Number:
INV.4900
Date:
ca. 1857
Medium:
Bronze; leather, silk
Dimensions:
case: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 5.7 x 5.7 x 1.6 cm )
diameter: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.1 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, in exergue, at center: "G.H.L."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing female figure with cornucopia and wreath; baled straw in background; legend: "NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY"; inscribed in exergue: "CERES." Reverse bears legend above open wreath: "AWARDED/TO" and is inscribed in central reserve: "L.L.Packard/for/Ornamental/Writing/1857." Small square black leather fitted case with red silk velvet lining.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
