Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
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Luce Center
Woodrow Wilson Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
1966.75
Date:
1913-1921
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 11/16 in. ( 6.8 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, on bust truncation, at left: "J.P.LEGASTELOIS"
Inscription: reverse, at lower right of field: "J.P.LEGASTELOIS"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "BRONZE"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing clothed facing bust of Woodrow Wilson with fragment of American flag in background; legend: "WOODROW WILSON." Reverse depicts American flag in shape of shield surmounted by eagle with scroll inscribed: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" below; legend: "LIBERTY JUSTICE PEACE."
Credit Line:
Estate of Henry O. Havemeyer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
