Collection Highlights
Plan of the Central Park, New York : Entry No. 4 in the competition
Date:
March 20, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.234
Medium:
Ink and colored washes
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Insignia
Object Number:
2002.1.3400
Date:
1910-1950
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1 x 1 1/2 in. diameter
Description:
A gold colored metal military cap badge consisiting of a gold curved circle mounted with a removable spread winged eagle behind a shield with a laurel branche and arrows in its talons and an "E Pluribus Unum" banner in its beak, all below an oval sunburst with stars and radiating rays-the Seal of the United States. A screw knob on the back allows attachment to the front of a cap.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
