Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
1942.330
Date:
1904
Medium:
Gold
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 3/8 in. ( 6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: edge, lower center: "TIFFANY & CO NEW YORK"
Description:
Gold struck medal with obverse showing clothed bust of George McClellan facing left. Reverse bears the seal of New York within shield surmounted by eagle upon world globe at center, flanked by settler, at left, and Native American, at right; surrounding legend: "FROM THE CITIZENS OF NEW YORK CITY/JANUARY FOURTH 1904."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
