Collection Highlights
Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
Date:
1840-1850
Object Number:
1910.24
Medium:
Earthenware
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Historical Artifacts
Joseph Hodges Choate Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
2099
Date:
1922
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at lower right of field: "HA"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "196"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing clothed bust of Joseph Choate facing left with legend: "CHOATE." Reverse contains inscription at center, enclosed by laurel wreath: "JOSEPH . HODGES . CHOATE/1832 - 1917/PATRIOT/AMBASSADOR/JURIST/ORATOR"; incense burner above, flanked by letters "C" and "A"; seal of the American Numismatic Society below.
Gallery Label:
This medal was struck for the American Numismatic Society and the Century Association.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
