Collection Highlights
Wedding dress
Date:
ca. 1712 with several alterations into the 20th century
Object Number:
1949.115a
Medium:
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Historical Artifacts
Centennial Medal of the American Numismatic Society
Object Number:
1958.93
Date:
1958
Medium:
Bronze; cardboard, cloth, paper
Dimensions:
case: 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 9.5 x 9.5 x 1.6 cm )
diameter: 3 1/2 in. ( 8.9 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, in exergue at left: "LGF"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE"
Inscription: case lid, center, in pencil: "NUMISMATIC/SOCIETY"
Description:
Bronze struck medallion with obverse showing kneeling nude male figure holding halves of broken stone with fossilized animal inside; inscription: THE/AMERICAN/NUMISMATIC/SOCIETY/1858 1958." Reverse shows anvil flanked by two nude males in the act of forging a medal; Pegasus amidst clouds above. Cream-colored square cardboard case.
Credit Line:
Gift of the American Numismatic Society
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
