Collection Highlights
Santa Claus and his Works
Date:
1870
Object Number:
LIB.YC1870.Web
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Token
Object Number:
2002.1.1659
Date:
1834(?)
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 1 1/8 in. diameter
Description:
This token is embossed on one side with a man standing is fine clothes with a cane and hat and the words "Lafayette-Friend Of American Freedom/ Died May 20 1834". On the reverse "[illegible] & Matched By W.P. Haskins/ 435 River St. Troy N.Y./ Also Ground Nova Scotia Plaster For Sale/ 1834".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
