Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
INV.3545
Date:
1909
Medium:
Gilt bronze; cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Diameter: 2 in. ( 5.1 cm )
Case: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 3/8 in. (5.7 x 5.7 x 1 cm)
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at right: "BHKB 1909"
Inscription: reverse, at upper right of field: "BHKB"
Inscription: case cover, imprinted in black: "Presented to Guests/at the/HUDSON-FULTON/CELEBRATION/NEWBURGH, N.Y./BY NEWBURGH COMMIT
Description:
Gilt bronze struck medal with obverse showing accolated busts of Henry Hudson and Robert Fulton facing left with vertical legend: "HUDSON/FULTON." Reverse depicts enthroned allegorical female figure with eagle above and inscription below seat: "NEWBURGH", surrounded by seascape with sailing ships and steamboats.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
