Collection Highlights
Thoughts on African Colonization
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.E448.G24.1832
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gorget
Object Number:
1931.43
Date:
1830-1845
Medium:
Brass, other metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. ( 1.9 x 13 x 10.5 cm )
Marks:
cast: across banner at bottom: "CITY GUARD"
Description:
Crescent-shaped brass gorget with buttons securing stirrup-link neck chain at each tip of crescent; seal of the City of New York applied at the center and on each button, with "CITY GUARD"across banner at the bottom of gorget.
Credit Line:
Gift of Oscar T. Barck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
