Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Historical Artifacts
United States Centennial Commission Medal
Object Number:
1946.115
Date:
1876
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, on exergual line, at left: "H.MITCHELL SC."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing seated allegorical female figure holding laurel wreath, surrounded by symbols of science, commerce, and learning; the whole is surrounded by thirty-eight stars and four small vignettes representing the four quarters of the globe. Reverse bears inscription within laurel wreath at center: "AWARDED BY/UNITED STATES/CENTENNIAL COMMISSION"; legend around border: "INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION/PHILADELPHIA, MDCCCLXXVI."
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Marguerite Weidenman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
