Collection Highlights
Pastoral Scene by Andrew R. Smith
Date:
1822
Object Number:
MSS.BV.AfricanFreeSchool.Vol4.
Medium:
Manuscript
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
1946.229
Date:
ca. 1912
Medium:
metal,textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 x 6 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 x 15.2 cm )
Inscriptions:
On back: "J.K. DAVISONS/SONS/PHILA"
Description:
Metal pin-back bar shaped like an eagle above two crossed cannons attached to a strip of yellow ribbon behind it and three hanging metal medallions below it. First medallion engraved with images of leaves and fruit, with "REPRESENTATIVE/G A R" embossed in red, white and blue. Second medallion molded into an image of a bear in front of a mountain, with "LOS ANGELES CAL" on a scroll below. Third medallion shaped like a coin, with an image of a man in the center and the words "FORTY-SIXTH NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT 1912" around.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
