Collection Highlights
Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
Date:
1840-1850
Object Number:
1910.24
Medium:
Earthenware
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New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
Object Number:
INV.1877
Date:
1904
Medium:
Rolled gold; cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
case: 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3/8 in. ( 7 x 7 x 1 cm )
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, lower right of field: "V.D.Brenner"
Inscription: case lid, at center, imprinted in gold: "1804/THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY/1904"
Description:
Rolled gold struck medal with obverse showing double bust-length portrait of John Pintard and Egbert Benson; legend: "JOHN PINTARD/FOUNDER," at left; "EGBERT BENSON/FIRST PRESIDENT," at right. Reverse depicts old and new buildings of the New-York Historical Society with medallion supported by palm leaves below; legend around border: ".THE.NEW.YORK.HISTORICAL.SOCIETY.1804-1904."; inscription at center of field: "IT IS DELIGHTFUL/TO RECALL THE PAST." White square cardboard case.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
