Collection Highlights
Three Iroquois: Atotárho Protected by Black Snakes, Flanked by Deganawida Offering Wampum and Hiawatha
c. 1827
X.520[dup]
Watercolor, black and brown ink, and brown gouache over graphite on beige paper, laid on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
U.S. Civil War token
Object name
U.S. Civil War token
Date
1863
Medium
Copper
Dimensions
diameter: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description
The front shows a man with a long beard facing left, with the date 1863 below. The back has a beer stein in the center, advertising a brewery business.
Object Number
INV.13855.07b
Marks
Die struck: Obverse: 1863
Die struck: Reverse: "GUSTAVUS LINDENMUELLER/NEW YORK"
Gallery Label
Tokens called "Civil War tokens" were struck in some northern cities between 1863 and 1865 to supply small change for public transactions. To circumvent anti-counterfeiting laws, they were either not denominated or bore an evasive valuation, as here (i.e., "medal for one cent").
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