Collection Highlights
Diana of the Chase
ca. 1922
1939.252
Bronze and marble
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Amerigo Vespucci Commemorative Plaquette
Title
Amerigo Vespucci Commemorative Plaquette
Date
1903
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 2 5/16 x 3 x 3/16 in. ( 5.8 x 7.6 x 0.4 cm )
Description
Bronze struck rectangular plaquette with obverse showing shoulder-length portrait of Vespucci, facing right, with a chart, studying first published map of the New World coasts bearing the name "America"; seal of American Numismatic Society with date "1903" and inscription: "AMERIGO VESPUCCI" at lower right. Reverse depicts mapmaker with projection globe including the New World, winds, and Earth's surface below.
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Madison McGuire
Object Number
1939.589
Marks
Inscription: obverse, vertically, at lower right: "V.D.Brenner"
Inscription: reverse, vertically, at lower left: "V.D.Brenner"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "36"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
