Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tercentenary of the Purchase of Manhattan Island Medal
Object Number:
1926.81.2
Date:
1926
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.3 cm )
Marks:
marked: on edge: "70"
marked: on obverse in stone to left of figures: "ANS / NYHS"
marked: on obverse, in exergue: "HM"
Description:
Bronze medal struck for the American Numismatic Society and The New-York Historical Society to commemorate the purchase of Manhattan Island;obverse depicts two allegorical figures representing the intellectual and commercial progress of Manhattan, with the skyline in the distance and legend "NEW YORK CITY 1926"; reverse depicts group of Indians bartering with the Governor; in the background are sails and part of the hull of a Dutch ship; the whole surrounded by a string of wampum, with legend "1626" and in exergue "MANHATTAN".
Gallery Label:
Commemorating the tercentenary of the purchase of Manhattan Island, this medal was jointly issued by the American Numismatic Society and the New-York Historical Society in 1926.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
