Collection Highlights
Study for "Departure of the Seventh Regiment for the War, April 19, 1861"
c. 1865-69
1946.174
Oil over graphite on brown paper, varnished, laid on heavy board, nailed and mounted on a wood panel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Catskill Aqueduct Medal
Title
Catskill Aqueduct Medal
Date
1917
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
diameter: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Description
Silver cast medal with obverse showing idealized female head representing Columbia crowned with laurel wreath within beaded border. Reverse depicts nude allegorical male figure pouring water; inscription: "TO COMMEMORATE THE COMPLETION/OF THE CATSKILL AQUEDUCT/AN ACHIEVEMENT OF CIVIC SPIRIT/SCIENTIFIC GENIUS AND FAITHFUL LABOR/1905 NEW YORK 1917."
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George B. McClelland
Object Number
1942.334
Marks
Inscription: obverse, on bust truncation, at left: "DCF"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y."
Gallery Label
This medal was designed in conjunction with Augustus Lukeman.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
