Collection Highlights
Castle Garden, New York City
Date:
1859
Object Number:
1972.13
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medallion in box
Object Number:
1937.59a-c
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Plaster, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall (medallion): 1 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 3/8 in. (3.5 x 3.8 x 1 cm)
Box: 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 2.2 x 5.4 x 4.4 cm )
Marks:
stamped: inside box lid, within an oval frame: . . . [illegible] / ROM[A] / . . . [illegible]"
Description:
Oval plaster medallion with bas relief of three classical figures (Venus, Cupid, and Perseus?) on rocky hilltop; yellow painted cardboard with gilded edge frames medallion; rectangular white cardboard box with green edges.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
