Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sesquicentennial International Exposition Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
1940.236
Date:
1926
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 5/16 in. ( 3.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: reverse, upper left, faintly: "ALBIN POLASEK"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing head of Washington within thirteen stars, facing right, with surrounding legend: "SESQUICENTENNIAL-INTERNATIONAL-EXPOSITION"; inscription below head, at center: "PHILADELPHIA/1926." Reverse depicts Liberty with torch riding winged Pegasus above clouds.
Gallery Label:
This medal was the official medal of the Exposition, struck with U.S. Mint machinery on exposition grounds.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Elizabeth D. Embler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
