Collection Highlights
American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Token
Object Number:
2002.1.1070
Date:
1878-1900
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1 1/2 in. diameter
Description:
This metal token has a portrait of George Washington and reads on one side "George Washington/ Commander In Chief", and on the back are the words "N.J. Schloss & Co./ Boys Clothing/ New York/ In Commemoration of the Departure of the Continental Army, June 9, 1778".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
