Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
1889 Paris International Exposition Award Medal
Object Number:
INV.5562
Date:
1880
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.3 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below exergual line, at left: "Lovis Bottee"
Inscription: reverse, at right of field: "Lovis Bottee"
Inscription: edge, at lower center: "BRONZE"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing draped female figure, at right, crowning nude male figure, at left, with laurel wreath; exposition grounds dominated by the Eiffel Tower beneath; legend: "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE"; date below at center: "1889." Reverse depicts winged allegorical female figure of France blowing trumpet with star above and bust in Phrygian cap and laurel wreath emerging from tree at right; ornate tablet beneath with inscription: "MUSEE AMERICAIN D'HISTOIRE/NATURELLE DE NEW YORK"; inscription at left of image: "REPUBLIQUE/FRANCAISE."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
