Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Kittanning Destroyed medal
Object Number:
2010.12.1
Date:
1759
Medium:
Pewter with bronze finish
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Description:
Circular struck pewter medal; Obverse: Arms of the corporation of the city of Philadelphia surrounded by "THE GIFT OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA"; reverse shows Colonel Armstrong directing his men through the stockade surrounding the Delaware village of Kittanning, which is burning in the background; image surrounded by "KITTANNING DESTROYED BY COL. ARMSTRONG." In exergue: "SEPTEMBER . 8 . / 1756."
Credit Line:
Gift of William Asadorian
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
