Collection Highlights
Wonderful Willie! : What he and Tommy did to Spain / sketches and rhymes by L.D. Bradley.
Date:
ca. 1899
Object Number:
LIB.PZ7.B66.W6
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal in box: 1620-1920 ...Pilgrims at Plymouth
Object Number:
INV.3353
Date:
1920
Medium:
Gilt bronze; cardboard, textile
Dimensions:
Diameter: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
Box (bottom): 3 x 3 in. (7.6 x 7.6 cm)
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at lower right of image: "GL TURNER"
Inscription: reverse, at lower right of image: "TURNER"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "REED&BARTON copyrighted"
Description:
Gilt bronze struck medal with obverse showing group of pilgrims disembarking the ship; inscription above: "1620 - 1920/LANDING OF THE/PILGRIMS AT PLYMOUTH"; date below: "21 DECEMBER 1620." Reverse depicts sailing ship with inscription: "THE MAYFLOWER/IN WHOSE CABIN WAS SIGNED/THE COMPACT IN/CAPE COD HARBOR/21 NOV 1620."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
