Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 26
c. 1825
1863.17.26
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
College of the City of New York Commemorative Medal
Title
College of the City of New York Commemorative Medal
Date
1947
Medium
Bronze; cardboard, paper, cloth
Dimensions
case: 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
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing 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." Reverse bears date within central roundel "1847/1947"; legend within scalloped border: "One Hundred Years of Public Higher Education." Square cream-colored cardboard case.
Credit Line
Gift of the College of the City of New York
Object Number
1957.263
Marks
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at center: "A.P.d'Andrea"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE"
Inscription: case lid, inside, center, imprinted in black: "Medallic Art Co./New York"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.