Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal: Childrens Founders Roll
Object Number:
1940.234
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 3.2 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at lower center of field: illegible artist's signature
Inscription: reverse, at lower center of field: "WHITEHEAD.HOAG"
Description:
Octagonal bronze struck medal with obverse showing three men on horseback, with eight stars within plain border. Reverse bears inscription: "CHILDREN'S/FOUNDERS ROLL/COMMEMORATING/THE HEROISM OF/THE PEOPLE OF THE/CONFEDERACY."; eight stars within plain border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Elizabeth D. Embler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
