Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Washington and Grant Presidential Medalet
Object Number:
1131
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, on bust truncation: "P"
Description:
Silver struck medalet with obverse showing nude bust of George Washington facing right on plain field; reverse with nude bust of Ulysses S. Grant facing right on plain field.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
