Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Luce Center
Medal: Battle and Masssacre of Wyoming July 3 1778
Object Number:
INV.5561
Date:
1878
Medium:
Aluminum
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 7/16 in. ( 3.7 cm )
Description:
Struck aluminum medal with obverse showing memorial obelisk amidst trees with legend: "DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI", with dates "1778" and "1878" across image. Reverse shows Native Americans and colonial settlers engaged in a battle, burning houses are in the background, legend: "IN COMMEMORATION OF THE BATTLE AND MASSACRE OF WYOMING. JULY 3. 1778."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
