Collection Highlights
Leg brace
ca. 1940
2002.76
Leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plaque:relief of Lincoln, Gettysburg address...
Title
Plaque:relief of Lincoln, Gettysburg address...
Object name
Commemorative plaque
Date
1880-1930
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 21 3/4 x 28 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 55.2 x 73 x 2.9 cm )
Description
Rectangular bronze plaque with text of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address in raised lettering; separately cast circular medallion with profile bust of Lincoln in upper left corner; upper edge with molded cornice; four holes (one in each corner) for mounting.
Object Number
INV.14354
Marks
in relief: on obverse: "FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO OUR FATHERS BROUGHT / FORTH ON THIS CONTINENT . . . [ETC.]"
incised: on obverse, at lower right: "Abraham Lincoln"
stamped: on obverse, at lower right: "THE GORHAM CO NEW YORK, N.Y."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
