Collection Highlights
Batter pitcher
Date:
1798
Object Number:
1937.587
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
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Lucky Lindbergh Coin
Object Number:
1940.229
Date:
1927
Medium:
Gilt copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at lower center of field: "WHITEHEAD & HOAG"
Description:
Gilt copper medal with obverse showing image of aeroplane at center with American stars-and-stripes shield flanked by shamrock and horseshoe; legend above: "LUCKY LINDBERGH COIN"; inscription at center: "THE SPIRIT/OF/ST. LOUIS." Reverse shows clothed bust of Lindbergh at center flanked by dates "MAY/20th" and "MAY/21st"; "1927" below bust; legend within line border: "FIRST NON-STOP FLIGHT NEW YORK to PARIS/CAPTAIN CHARLES A. LINDBERGH."
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Elizabeth D. Embler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
