Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
California Midwinter International Exposition Souvenir Medal
Object Number:
1941.542
Date:
1894
Medium:
Aluminum
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 7/16 in. ( 3.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: reverse, at lower left, on exergual line: "LAUER"
Inscription: reverse, at lower right, on exergual line: "NURNBERG"
Description:
Aluminum struck medal with obverse showing seated allegorical female figure in Ancient Roman armor representing America with bear sleeping at her feet; river and mountains in background; reverse shows exhibition building at center with inscription in exergue: "ADMINISTRATION BUILDING"; legend above: "CALIFORNIA MIDWINTER INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION/S. FRANCISCO 1894."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
