Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight/ medallion
Object Number:
2002.1.1919
Date:
1893
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
3/8 x 2 3/4 in. diameter
Description:
This black metal medallion has a relief of a domed pavillion on one side and an early skyscraper on the reverse. The domed building reads "World's Columbian Exposition/ Chicago/ 1893/ Administration Building", and the reverse "Highest Building In The World/ Masonic Temple/ Chicago/ Erected 1890", with statistics on the construction of the building.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
