Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
New Jersey copper
Object Number:
INV.13864e
Date:
1786
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Marks:
Struck: Obverse: NOVA CAESAREA 1786
Struck: Reverse: E. PLURIBUS UNUM
Description:
New Jersey copper. Obverse: a horse's head above a plow. Reverse: the Union shield.
Gallery Label:
"Nova Caesaera", is Latin for New Jersey.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
