Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Bronze Medal
Object Number:
1956.211a
Date:
1904
Medium:
Bronze; cardboard, paper, silk
Dimensions:
case: 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 in. ( 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.6 cm )
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at lower right of field: "A.A.WEINMAN/FECT."
Inscription: case cover, imprinted in gold: "UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION/1904/SAINT LOUIS."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse depicting allegorical female figure of Liberty in Phrygian cap draping herself and a young semi-nude female representing France in American flag; legend: ".VNIVERSAL.EXPOSITION.SAINT.LOVIS.VNITED.STATES.OF.AMERICA."; date in exergue: ".MCMIV." Reverse depicts a raised tablet at center decorated with shell and inscribed: ".BRONZE.MEDAL./.LOVISIANA.PVRCHASE./.EXPOSITION.", surmounted by American eagle and flanked by two dolphins beneath. Medal inset into square fitted red cardboard case with red silk velvet interior.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Sergeant Kendall
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
