Collection Highlights
The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
Date:
1885-1886
Object Number:
LIB.XL.CT.G763.A3
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Historical Artifacts
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Souvenir Medallion
Object Number:
1988.2
Date:
1909
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 3/8 in. ( 6.4 x 4.1 x 1 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: obverse: Souvenir/Hudson-Fulton Celebration/Sep.25/Oct.2/New York/1909; reverse: Excelsior/Schwaab S&S Co. Milwaukee
Description:
pin in the shape of a steamboat, medallion suspended from pin. The obverse of the medallion shows profile portraits of a man and a woman, the reverse shows two standing allegorical figures flanking a shield
Gallery Label:
donor's mother had received this while at Morris High in 1909.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mike Blumenthal of Largo, Florida in memory of his mother Sarah Hoexter Blumenthal of New York City, New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
