Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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1901 Pan-American Exposition Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
1942.299
Date:
1901
Medium:
Gilt bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 5/16 in. ( 3.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at lower left of field: "G.T.BREWSTER"
Description:
Gilt bronze struck medal with obverse showing draped male allegorical figure of Liberty standing upon rocks with one arm stretched toward the sky. Reverse bears inscription to the left of geographical map of the American continent: "PAN.AMERICAN/EXPOSITION/BVFFALO.NY.V.S.A./MAY 1.NOV.1./MDCDI."; with intertwined letters "P," "A," and "E" below.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Misses Elizabeth & Katherine Beebe
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
