Collection Highlights
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Date:
ca. 1906
Object Number:
PR.042.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The Society of Medalists 8th Issue
Object Number:
INV.5541
Date:
1933
Medium:
Bronze; paper
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 15/16 in. ( 7.4 cm )
Marks:
inscription: obverse, atlower left in ex.: "G.CECERE/[trademark symbol] 1933"
inscription: edge, upper center: "THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS EIGHTH ISSUE"
inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART Co. NY"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing three nudes and Pegasus reaching toward the heavens. Reverse depicts tree at the foot of rocky mountains with stars above with legend: "THERE IS NO EASY WAY FROM THE/EARTH TO THE STARS."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
