Collection Highlights
Pastoral Scene by Andrew R. Smith
Date:
1822
Object Number:
MSS.BV.AfricanFreeSchool.Vol4.
Medium:
Manuscript
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Luce Center
Prohibition token
Object Number:
INV.13778.1b
Date:
1855
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
overall: 1 1/16 in.
Marks:
Inscription: on recto: "NO/REPEAL"
Inscription: on recto: "STATE OF NEW YORK/JULY 4 1855"
Inscription: on verso: "TO/COMMEMORATE/THE PASSAGE/OF THE/PROHIBITORY/LIQUOR/LAW"
Description:
Circular bronze token commemorating the passage of the prohibitory liquor law. Recto: image of a sunburst above an upturned goblet, inscribed: "NO/REPEAL" circular inscription: "STATE OF NEW YORK/JULY 4 1855"; verso: laurel wreath with centered inscription "TO/COMMEMORATE/THE PASSAGE/OF THE/PROHIBITORY/LIQUOR/LAW". Hole punched at center top.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
