Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
U.S. Merchant token
Object Number:
Z.3106c
Date:
1846-1850
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 cm )
Description:
Token; metal; depiction of bald eagle with a shield on its breast, and arrows and a branch in its claws, on obverse; obverse "BOWEN & McNAMEE / NEW YORK" reverse "IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN / 16 / WILLIAM ST / CORBEAVER / N.Y. / SILK- GOODS"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
