Collection Highlights
Dressing table
1795-1810
INV.14982
Mahogany, mahogany and other inlays, white pine, yellow poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Civil War token: FR. Freose. Undertaker, 1863
Object name
Civil War token: FR. Freose. Undertaker, 1863
Date
1863
Medium
copper
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 1 in. ( 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description
The front shows an Indian facing left with inscriptions around. The back shows a coffin within a wreath.
Object Number
2092
Marks
Die struck: Obverse: "FR. FREISE, LEICHENBESORGER/12 AVE. A,/NEW YORK"
Die struck: Reverse: "FR. FREISER, UNDERTAKER/12/AVE. A./NEW 1863 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").
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
