Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-229
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.33
Date:
1892-1893
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 38mm (1 1/2 in.)
Marks:
Obverse below portrait: "S.H.Q. & S. PHILA."
Description:
White metal struck medal with obverse showing left-facing bust-length portrait of Columbus; legend "CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS." Reverse shows Columbus kneeling with flag amid figures; legend "COLUMBUS DISCOVERING AMERICA 1492."
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
