Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Dedication of Ulysses S. Grant Tomb Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
1943.259
Date:
1897
Medium:
Aluminum
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.3 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, on bust truncation, at left: "MORGAN"
Description:
Aluminum struck medal with obverse showing clothed bust of Ulysses Grant facing right with dates beneath, at center: "1822-1885"; legend: "IN MEMORIAM/U.S. GRANT/SOLDIER-PRESIDENT-CITIZEN/THOUGH TO EARTH NO MORE . IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER." Reverse shows image of Grant on horseback, at center, with Union soldier on horseback at left, holding standard; field in background with group of farmers in distance at right; legend: "FORT DONELSON 1862 . VICKSBURG 1863 . RICHMOND 1865 . / PRESIDENT 1869-1877."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. S.A. Knopf
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
