Collection Highlights
Portrait of Six Young Women Seated in a Turkish Corner
Date:
Object Number:
PR.120.1.3.SIX
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Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Souvenir Medal
Object Number:
INV.3697a
Date:
1876
Medium:
Wood; paper
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 7/16 in. ( 6.2 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation: "PAT. JUNE 1 1875"
Description:
Wooden carved medal with obverse showing nude male bust facing right with legend: "GEN'L JOSEPH R. HAWLEY/PRESIDENT U S. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION." Reverse bears inscription: "GREAT/INTERNATIONAL/EXHIBITION/FAIRMOUNT PARK/PHILADELPHIA/4th OF JULY"; legend: "THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE/1876."
Credit Line:
Gift of Albert T. Gardner, 1964.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
