Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
ca. 1761
1954.179a-d
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
College of the City of New York Award Medal
Title
College of the City of New York Award Medal
Date
1962
Medium
Gilt bronze; cardboard, paper
Dimensions
box: 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 9/16 in. ( 8.3 x 8.3 x 1.4 cm )
diameter: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Description
Gilt bronze struck medal with obverse showing clothed male bust facing right with legend: "DR. ROBERT HOFSTADTER"; date at lower right of image: "1962." Reverse depicts nude female bust at center, labelled "ADSPICE" above, flanked by male head facing left, labelled "RECPICE," and female head facing right, labelled "PROSPICE"; legend around border within scalloped rim: "COLLEGII URBIS NOV EBORAC SIGILLUM/MDCCCXLVII." Square cream-colored cardboard case.
Object Number
Z.1487
Marks
Inscription: obverse, at lower right of field: "Albert d'Andrea"
Inscription: reverse, below bust truncation, at center: "A . P . d'Andrea"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE"
Inscription: box cover, top, in pencil: "Dr. Robt Hofstadter/of C.C.N.Y./1962."
Inscription: inside, box cover, at center: "Medallic Art Co./New York"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
