Collection Highlights
The Indian Hunter
Date:
1860
Object Number:
1939.390
Medium:
Brown patinated bronze
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Historical Artifacts
Florida at the New York's Fair Souvenir Medal
Object Number:
INV.4947
Date:
1939
Medium:
Gilt copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below exergual line, at center: "GRAMMES"
Inscription: obverse, at lower left below exergual line: "NYWF"
Description:
Gilt copper struck medal with obverse depicting Trylon and Perisphere with inscription at right: "FLORIDA/at the/NEW YORK/WORLD'S FAIR"; date in exergue: "1939." Reverse depicts standing nude female figure holding globe with map of Florida, palm branches, and rising sun within central roundel; legend around border: "FLORIDA NATIONAL/EXHIBITS"; date on scroll on either side: "19/39."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
