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Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cabinet - 1860 Treasury and Mint Medal
Object Number:
1124
Date:
1860
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 3/8 in. ( 6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at left: "Paquet. F."
Description:
Silver struck medal with obverse showing nude bust of Washington facing right with surrounding inscription: "GEORGE WASHINGTON./BORN FEB. 22 1732. DIED DEC. 14 1799". Reverse depicts bust of Washington surmounting display of medals in the mint cabinet: "WASHINGTON CABINET OF MEDALS. U.S. MINT/INAUGURATED FEB. 22 1860".
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
