Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
New York Commercial Tercentenary Plaquette
Object Number:
1943.264
Date:
1914
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 11/16 x 1 1/16 x 1/16 in. ( 4.3 x 2.7 x 0.2 cm )
Description:
Bronze struck plaquette with obverse showing allegorical female figure representing New York surrounded by attributes of commerce and travel and flanked by two pillars; inscription in exergue: "1614 NEW YORK 1914/COMMERCIAL.TERCENTENARY." Reverse is inscribed at center: "COPYRIGHT,/NEW YORK/COMMERCIAL/TERCENTENARY/COMMISSION, 1914." Rectangular loop attached at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. S.A. Knopf
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
