Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badges
Object Number:
INV.10516ab
Date:
1904
Medium:
Brass, silk, enamel
Dimensions:
Largest: 6 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 15.6 x 6.4 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
pin: "DELEGATE"
badge: "N.Y.S.F.A./DUNKIRK/NEW YORK"
Description:
Cross-shaped brass badges suspended from red ribbons and pin; pin with "DELEGATE"; badge has scene of canoe and cabin in center, with profiles of officials at top/bottom, and angels on sides; and "N.Y.S.F.A./DUNKIRK/NEW YORK" in enamelled banners.
Credit Line:
Gift of William M. Wallace, 1934
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
