Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The Society of Medalists 5th Issue
Object Number:
INV.5538
Date:
1932
Medium:
Bronze; paper
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 15/16 in. ( 7.4 cm )
Marks:
inscription: below exergual line, at left: "LAWRIE" with trademark symbol below at center
inscription: edge, upper center: "THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS FIFTH ISSUE" and at lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y."
Description:
Struck bronze medal, obverse showing stylized male figure of sower facing right, with legend above: "WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWETH"; reverse showing wheat stalks and a sickle with inscription accross center: "THAT SHALL HE ALSO REAP"
Provenance:
Luftschein, #241
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
