Collection Highlights
Group of Chicago Zouave Cadets
Date:
Object Number:
PR.049.FF.MIL.CHIZOU
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Historical Artifacts
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Plaquette
Object Number:
1945.252
Date:
After 1847
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/16 x 1 7/16 x 1/8 in. ( 5.6 x 3.7 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: at lower left of field: "LAUER"
Description:
Bronze struck uniface plaquette depicting bust-length portrait of Mendelssohn, facing right, with dates inscribed above: "GEB.3.FEB.1809-GEST.4.NOV.1847"; inscription in exergue: "FELIX MENDELSSOHN/BARTHOLDY."
Credit Line:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
