Collection Highlights
Study for "Departure of the Seventh Regiment for the War, April 19, 1861"
c. 1865-69
1946.174
Oil over graphite on brown paper, varnished, laid on heavy board, nailed and mounted on a wood panel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cabinet - 1860 Mint and Treasury Medal
Title
Cabinet - 1860 Mint and Treasury Medal
Date
1860
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
diameter: 2 3/8 in. ( 6 cm )
Description
Bronze struck medal with obverse depicting nude bust of George Washington facing right with legend: "GEORGE WASHINGTON./BORN FEB. 22 1732. DIED DEC. 14 1799". Reverse depicts bust of Washington surmounting display of medals in the mint cabinet; legend within corded border: "WASHINGTON CABINET OF MEDALS. U.S. MINT/INAUGURATED FEB. 22 1860".
Object Number
1123
Marks
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation: "Paquet F."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
