Collection Highlights
Flags on 57th Street, Winter 1918
Date:
1918
Object Number:
1984.68
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Marquis de Lafayette Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
1947.316
Date:
1789 or later
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Silver struck medal with obverse showing uniformed bust of Lafayette facing right with legend: "LE GENERAL LAFAYETTE NE EN 7.bre 1757/COMdt. DE LA C.de NATle/PARISIENNE EN 1789." Reverse is inscribed: "OBJET/TOUR A TOUR/D'IDOLATRIE ET DE HAINE/ON NE SE RAPELLE/AUJOURD'HUY/QUE SES MALHEURS/ET LES SERVICES Q'UIL/A RENDUS A LA LIBERTE/DES DEUX/MONDES."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. James Hazen Hyde
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
