Collection Highlights
Important meeting of the African Civilization Society, at the Cooper Institute, Wednesday evening, March 7th, 1860, at eight o'clock
Date:
1860
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1860.48
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge w/tag
Object Number:
INV.3327
Date:
1940
Medium:
Metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 6.4 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Circular badge suspended from a silk ribbon; on obverse: "TEMP-/ORIS LUX/ACTI/ILLUSTRET/POSERITATIS/VIAM; on reverse: "UNIVERSITY/OF/1740 1940/LEGES VANAE/SINE MORIBUS/PENNSYLVANIA"; ribbon, red and blue.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James G. Harbord
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
