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Date:
1788
Object Number:
1903.12
Medium:
Silk, paint
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Luce Center
Tercentenary of Connecticut Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
INV.3698
Date:
1935
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: reverse, at lower center: trademark symbol followed by artist's name: "HENRY KREIS"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing group of men and women, founders of Connecticut, dominated by Thomas Hooker and his wife, Susannah (shown seated); legend on scroll running from center of medal to right: "1635-1935 CONNECTICVT 300 YEARS." Reverse shows transplanted grapevines of the State Seal supported by three vertical columns inscribed, from left to right: "RELIGION, "LAW," and "EDUCATION," with motto below on scroll: "QUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINET"; legend: "THREE CENTURIES OF SELF-GOVERNMENT BASED ON CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
