Collection Highlights
Euphemia Toussaint (1815-1829)
ca. 1825
1920.6
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Charles A. Lindbergh Commemorative Medal
Title
Charles A. Lindbergh Commemorative Medal
Date
1927
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
diameter: 2 11/16 in. ( 6.8 cm )
Description
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing clothed three-quarter bust of Lindbergh facing right with legend: "CHARLES A LINDBERGH NEW YORK PARIS"; inscription at lower right of bust: "AETATIS/SVAE/XXV." Reverse depicts geographical map at center labelled, at left: "U.S.A./New York"; at center: "ATLANTIQUE"; at right: "PARIS/AFRIQUE"; legend around line border: "ALARVM REMIGIO IVNCTA PRIMVM OCEANI LITTORA/MCMXXVII."
Object Number
INV.3785
Marks
Inscription: obverse, at lower right of field: "G. PRUD'HOMME"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "BRONZE"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
