Collection Highlights
Statue of Liberty, Bedloe's Island, New York
1888
1972.24
Watercolor over graphite on paper, overmatted
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Souvenir Medallion
Title
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Souvenir Medallion
Date
1909
Medium
metal
Dimensions
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 3/8 in. ( 6.4 x 4.1 x 1 cm )
Description
pin in the shape of a steamboat, medallion suspended from pin. The obverse of the medallion shows profile portraits of a man and a woman, the reverse shows two standing allegorical figures flanking a shield
Credit Line
Gift of Mike Blumenthal of Largo, Florida in memory of his mother Sarah Hoexter Blumenthal of New York City, New York
Object Number
1988.2
Marks
inscriptions: obverse: Souvenir/Hudson-Fulton Celebration/Sep.25/Oct.2/New York/1909; reverse: Excelsior/Schwaab S&S Co. Milwaukee
Gallery Label
donor's mother had received this while at Morris High in 1909.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
