Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
Date:
1835-1836
Object Number:
1858.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Long Island Tercentenary Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
INV.3751
Date:
1936
Medium:
Gilt copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 5/16 in. ( 3.3 cm )
Description:
Gilt copper struck medal with obverse depicting adjoined busts of Native American, at left, and European settler, at right, with dates below "1636/1936" and surrounding legend: "LONG ISLAND TERCENTENARY COMMEMORATION." Reverse depicts American eagle flanked by fasces with date above: "1936"; legend: "LONG ISLAND" and inscription: "FIRST WHITE/SETTLEMENT."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
