Collection Highlights
N Amsterdam, ou N Iork in Ameriq
Date:
ca. 1700
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.13
Medium:
Colored engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Louis XVIII Medal
Object Number:
Z.1490
Date:
1822
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 in. ( 5.1 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, on bust truncation: "ANDRIEU F."
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at lower center: "DE PUYMAURIN DI."
Inscription: reverse, in exergue, at lower center: "GAYRARD F."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing undraped bust of Louis XVIII, with legend: "LVDOVICVS.XVIII. FRANC.ET.NAV.REX." Reverse depicts two female figures flanking pedestal with bust atop and inscription below: "MDCCCXXII"; legend above: "GALLIA.ET.AMERICA.FOEDERATA"; in exergue: "NOVIS.COMMERCIORVM.PACTIS./IVNCTAE."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
