Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
James Hazen Hyde Medallion
Object Number:
1954.24
Date:
1948
Medium:
Bronze; cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Container (box): 3 5/8 × 3 5/8 × 5/8 in. (9.2 × 9.2 × 1.6 cm)
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation: "PAUL MANSHIP.SCULP."
Inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC AR CO. N.Y. BRONZE"
Inscription: card, imprinted in black: "Compliments of/James H. Hyde"
Inscription: box, inside cover, imprinted in black:
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing clothed bust of James Hazen Hyde facing right with legend above: ". JAMES . HAZEN . HYDE ."; date below bust: " . 1 9 4 8 ."; inscription at left of image: "JUNE 6/1876." Reverse depicts four female heads in ethnic headdresses, representing Europe, Asia, Africa, and America; all within beaded border.
Credit Line:
Gift of James Hazen Hyde
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
