Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Joseph Pancoast Medal
Object Number:
1180
Date:
1870
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 3 1/16 in. ( 7.7 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at right: "W.BARBER.F."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing nude bust of Joseph Pancoast facing left with legend: "PANCOAST." Reverse bears inscription at center, enclosed by wreath of oak and laurel: "JOSEPH/PANCOAST.M.D./PROF OF ANATOMY/JEFFERSON MEDICAL/COLLEGE./BORN 1805."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
