Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The Society of Medalists 11th Issue
Object Number:
INV.5544
Date:
1935
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 15/16 in. ( 7.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: reverse, in exergue: "L.T." follower by trademark symbol
Inscription: edge, at lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing female head facing right with two fish at lower right of image; legend above: "ONTARIO SENDS GREETINGS TO THE SEA." Reverse depicts five draped allegorical female figures holding shells, representing the Great Lakes; legend: "ONTARIO.MICHIGAN.HURON.SUPERIOR.ERIE..."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
