Collection Highlights
Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
College of the City of New York Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
1957.263
Date:
1947
Medium:
Bronze; cardboard, paper, cloth
Dimensions:
case: 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 9/16 in. ( 8.3 x 8.3 x 1.4 cm )
diameter: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at center: "A.P.d'Andrea"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE"
Inscription: case lid, inside, center, imprinted in black: "Medallic Art Co./New York"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing nude female bust at center, labelled "ADSPICE" above, flanked by male head facing left, labelled "RECPICE," and female head facing right, labelled "PROSPICE"; legend around border within scalloped rim: "COLLEGII URBIS NOV EBORAC SIGILLUM/MDCCCXLVII." Reverse bears date within central roundel "1847/1947"; legend within scalloped border: "One Hundred Years of Public Higher Education." Square cream-colored cardboard case.
Credit Line:
Gift of the College of the City of New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
