Collection Highlights
Portrait of a Heroic Fireman
ca. 1857
1937.328
Polychrome painted and carved wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Connecticut State Building Commemorative Medal
Title
Connecticut State Building Commemorative Medal
Date
1926
Medium
Bronze; cardboard, paper
Dimensions
box: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 5/16 in. ( 4.4 x 4.4 x 0.8 cm )
diameter: 1 9/16 in. ( 3.9 cm )
Description
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing elevation of building with legend above: "CONNECTICUT STATE BUILDING"; inscription in exergue: "SESQUI-CENTENNIAL/PHILADELPHIA" with Liberty bell flanked by dates "1776" and "1926" below. Reverse bears statue on pedestal at left with laurel branch below and inscription below ornate shield at right: "'I ONLY REGRET THAT I HAVE/BUT ONE LIFE TO LOSE FOR/MY COUNTRY'/NATHAN HALE/PATRIOT-MARTYR/CONNECTICUT/1755/1776." Square white cardboard box.
Object Number
INV.3681
Marks
Inscription: box cover, in pencil: "CONN./STATE/BUILDING"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
