Collection Highlights
Camp scene from photograph
Date:
ca. 1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.022.4
Medium:
Wood engraving
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Luce Center
Statue of Liberty Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
INV.4612
Date:
1886
Medium:
Aluminum
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: reverse, in exergue, at left: "R.I."
Inscription: reverse, in exergue, at right: "A.D-F"
Description:
Aluminum struck medal with obverse showing nude male bust facing right within oval recessed medallion at center decorated with laurel branches and inscribed beneath: "BARTHOLDI"; legend above: "PRESENTED JULY 4. 1884"; inscription to the left and right of the medallion: "A GIFT/FROM THE/PEOPLE/OF/FRANCE/TO THE/PEOPLE/OF THE/UNITED/STATES." Reverse shows the Statue of Liberty with 38 stars above and legend: "COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENT OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE"; inscription in exergue: "LIBERTY ENLIGHTENING/THE WORLD/DEDICATED OCT. 28.1886." Hole punched at top center.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
