Collection Highlights
The N. O. massacre
Date:
1866
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1866.43
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Medal
Object Number:
1966.139
Date:
1886
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 3 1/16 in. ( 7.7 cm )
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing nude bust of Lincoln facing right with legend: "ABRAHAM LINCOLN", all within beaded border. Reverse shows ornate banded wreath of oak and laurel surrounding inscription: "INAUGURATED/PRESIDENT/OF THE/UNITED STATES/MARCH 4. 1861./SECOND TERM/MARCH 4. 1865./ASSASSINATED/APRIL 14. 1865." Beneath inscription sprays of pine and cedar encircled by a serpent biting its tail, the Egyptian symbol of immortality.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Henry O. Havemeyer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
