Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Historical Artifacts
H.J. Heinz Company 70th Anniversary Medal
Object Number:
1966.108
Date:
1939
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing male bust facing right with legend: "1869.H.J.HEINZ COMPANY.1939/H.J.HEINZ FOUNDER." Reverse depicts two-storey building flanked by trees within demi-lune panel; inscription in exergue: "IN COMMEMORATION/OF THE SEVENTIETH/ANNIVERSARY OF/THE FOUNDING OF/H.J.HEINZ CO."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
