Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
ca. 1700-1725
1952.80
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Christopher Columbus Medal
Title
Christopher Columbus Medal
Date
1892
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
diameter: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
Description
Bronze struck medal with obverse depicting Columbus and his crew aboard ship, with sailing ship in distance at left; legend within line border: 'Cristobal Colon descubrio el nuevo Mundo ed doce de Octubre de mil cuatrocientos noventa y dos, reinando en Castilla y Aragon Dona Isabel y Don Fernando." Reverse depicts Columbus presenting his offerings to the King and Queen of Spain; inscription in exergue: "Cuarto centenario/M.DCCC.ICII."
Object Number
INV.10769
Marks
Inscription: obverse, at lower center of field: "B.MAURA."
Inscription: reverse, in exergue, at left: "B.MAURA."
Inscription: reverse, in exergue, at right: "MADRID, 1892"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
