Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal
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World's Columbian Exposition "Half Dollar"
Object Number:
1943.40
Date:
1893
Medium:
Gilt silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.1 cm )
Description:
Gilt silver struck medal with obverse showing head of Christopher Columbus facing right with surrounding legend: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/COLUMBIAN HALF DOLLAR." Reverse depicts sailing ship with halves of world globe beneath, flanked by date: "14 92"; surrounding legend: "WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CHICAGO/1893."
Credit Line:
Bequest of Charles Stewart Davison
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
