Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Major General Winfield Scott
Object Number:
INV.2687
Date:
1824
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 9/16 in. ( 6.5 cm )
Marks:
insciption: obverse, below bust truncation, at right: "FURST. F."
inscription: reverse, at lower right of field: "FURST. F."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing uniformed bust of Winfield Scott facing right with legend: "MAJOR GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT." Reverse bears inscription within wreath of laurel and palm branches intertwined with serpent biting its own tail: "RESOLUTION/OF/CONGRESS/NOVEMBER 3.1814./BATTLES OF CHIPPEWA/JULY 5.1814./NIAGARA/JULY 25.1814."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
