Medal

Museum number:
2-34053
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034053
Accession number:
Acc.369
Description:
Commemorative medal; View of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence; “Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, 1776”; hole drilled in top Reverse description: Views of 3 buildings at the Exhibition; “Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Memorial Hall, Main Exhibition Building, Horticulture Hall” Content: tin?, 43.60 grams
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Production place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Materials:
Tin (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Medals
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Production date:
1876
Accession date:
1908
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Medal, accession number 2-34053, described as Commemorative medal; View of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence; “Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, 1776”; hole drilled in top Reverse description: Views of 3 buildings at the Exhibition; “Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Memorial Hall, Main Exhibition Building, Horticulture Hall” Content: tin?, 43.60 gramsDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Medal, accession number 2-34053, described as Commemorative medal; View of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence; “Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, 1776”; hole drilled in top Reverse description: Views of 3 buildings at the Exhibition; “Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Memorial Hall, Main Exhibition Building, Horticulture Hall” Content: tin?, 43.60 gramsDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Medal, accession number 2-34053, described as Commemorative medal; View of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence; “Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, 1776”; hole drilled in top Reverse description: Views of 3 buildings at the Exhibition; “Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Memorial Hall, Main Exhibition Building, Horticulture Hall” Content: tin?, 43.60 grams

Tools