Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sesquicentennial medal (mounted replica)
Object Number:
1955.273
Date:
1954
Medium:
Bronze, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/2 x 24 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 41.9 x 62.5 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on replica of obverse (left): "THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY / ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH / ANNIVERSARY / 1804-1954"
in relief: on replica of reverse (right): "THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY / INSTITUTED 1804"
engraved: on label affixed to o
Description:
Replicas of original sculptor's models for the New-York Historical Society's sesquicentennial medal; circular bronze plaques representing obverse and reverse of original medal mounted side by side on rectangular wooden board; imagery and inscriptions in relief; hardware attached to back for hanging.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
