Collection Highlights
The True Issue or "That's What's the Matter"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.35
Medium:
Lithograph
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Marquis de Lafayette Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
1947.314
Date:
1824 or later
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 7/8 in. ( 4.7 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, on bust truncation: ".1824."
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at center: "CAUNOIS FRENCH."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing clothed bust of Lafayette facing right with legend: "GENERAL LAFAYETTE." Reverse bears inscription within oak wreath: "THE DEFENDER/OF AMERICAN AND/FRENCH LIBERTY/1777 - 1824./BORN IN CHAVANIAC,/THE 6 SEPTEMBER,/1757."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. James Hazen Hyde
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
