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Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Saint Nicholas Society 300th Anniversary Dinner Plaquette
Object Number:
Z.3354
Date:
1909
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/16 x 2 3/16 x 3/16 in. ( 7.7 x 5.5 x 0.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: at lower right corner: "BEACH"
Description:
Bronze struck uniface plaquette with inscription at center with sailing ship above and a steamboat below: "ANNIVERSARY-DINNER/SAINT.NICHOLAS-SOCIETY/OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK/DEC. 6 1909"; seals of New York at upper left and right corners; below are dates: "1609", at left, and "1807", at right.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
