Collection Highlights
An Address to the inhabitants of the British Settlements in America, upon slave-keeping
Date:
1773
Object Number:
LIB.Y1773.RushAddress
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hard Times token: Ilustrious Predecessor, Executive Experiment,1837
Object Number:
INV.13920
Date:
1837
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 cm )
Marks:
small card: printed "Miss Charlotte M. Boyer" hand written "521 West 122d St., N.Y."
Description:
Token; copper; depiction of a donkey on obverse, a tortoise carrying a bank on it shell on reverse; obverse "ILLUSTRIOUS / I FOLLOW IN THE / STEPS / OF MY / PREDECESSOR" reverse "EXECUTIVE / SUB / TREASURY / 1837 / FISCAL AGENT / EXPERIMENT"
Credit Line:
Miss Charlotte M. Boyer, 521 West 122nd. St., NY
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
