Collection Highlights
Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People of the United States
Date:
1858
Object Number:
LIB.KF4550.Z9.B76
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Commemorative Medal: 100th anniversary of the Metropolitan Opera
Object Number:
2001.48ab
Date:
1983
Medium:
Bronze; wood, velvet
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 4 x 6 in. ( 2.5 x 10.2 x 15.2 cm )
Medal: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on obverse: "METROPOLITAN OPERA/CENTENNIAL"
impressed: on reverse: "1883-1983"
stamped: on rim: "MACO BRONZE 0627/10000" and "c 1983 METROPOLITAN OPERA GUILD, INC."
printed: on inside cover of case: "METROPOLITAN OPERA/1883-1983/CENTENNIAL"
Description:
Commemorative cast bronze medal and case issued for the 100th anniversary of the Metropolitan Opera; obverse of medal depicts exterior of Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center; reverse depicts opera's interior.
Gallery Label:
The Metropolitan Opera Company was formed in 1883 when a number of wealthy residents of New York City were unable to obtain boxes at the Academy of Music on 14th Street. Built in the Italian Renaissance style at Broadway and 39th Street, the Metropolitan Opera House seated 3700. In 1966, a new Opera House was built at Lincoln Center. The Metropolitan Opera remains the dominant opera company in the United States and one of the most important in the world.
Credit Line:
Gift of Paul Gunther and Cathy Hornberger
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
