Collection Highlights
William Walton (1706-1768)
Date:
ca. 1750
Object Number:
1902.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
William Windom Mint and Treasury Medal
Object Number:
1221
Date:
1890
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 3 1/16 in. ( 7.7 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at center: "C.E. BARBER F."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing clothed bust of William Windom facing right with legend: "WILLIAM WINDOM"; all within beaded border. Reverse contains inscription within laurel wreath: "REPRESENTATIVE/IN.CONGRESS/1859-1869/SENATOR.OF.THE/UNITED.STATES/DEC.5.1870 - MAR.4.1881/DEC.5.1881 - MAR.4.1883/SECRETARY.OF.THE/TREASURY/MAR.5.1881 - NOV.14.1881/MAR.5.1889 -"; all within beaded border.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
