Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.119
Date:
1892-1893
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
diameter: 35.5mm (1 3/8 in.)
Description:
Brass struck medal with obverse showing left facing bare headed bust-length profile of Columbus seen from back; legend: "THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION/ CHICAGO 1893". Reverse shows domed building with flags; legend in exergue.: "U.S. GOVERNMENT/ 94.5 X 415 Feet 33 ACRES/ COST $400,000"
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
