Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
World War I Plaquette
Object Number:
INV.4932
Date:
1917
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 3/16 in. ( 8 x 5.4 x 0.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: at lower right of field: "d'apres Georges Scott/HDelaspre 1917"
Description:
Bronze struck uniface plaquette with domed upper edge, depicting two soldiers greeting each other against background of waving military standards; cathedral and rural church buildings in distant background at left and right, respectively; date below: "1916."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
