Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Bankers Trust Company 25th Anniversary Medal
Object Number:
1948.583
Date:
1928
Medium:
Gold; cardboard, leather, silk
Dimensions:
case: 2 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 9/16 in. ( 5.4 x 5.4 x 1.4 cm )
diameter: 1 3/16 in. ( 3 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: reverse, in exergue, at lower center: "TIFFANY & CO."
Inscription: edge, top center: "18 KT GOLD"
Inscription: case, inside cover, embossed in gold: "Tiffany & Co./Fifth Avenue & 37th Street./New York/PARIS LONDON"
Inscription: case, cove
Description:
Gold struck medal with obverse showing clothed bust of Henry Davison facing left; with legend: ".COURAGE.HUMANITY.LOYALTY"; inscription in exergue: "HENRY P. DAVISON/FOUNDER." Reverse depicts fragment of building; legend: ".BANKERS.TRUST.COMPANY"; dates in exergue: "1903 - 1928." Round loop for hanging attached at top center. Medal is inset into dark purple square fitted cardboard case with burgundy red silk velvet interior.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James G. Harbord
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
