Commemorative medal

Museum number:
2-34049
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034049
Alternate number:
7-974
Accession number:
Acc.369
Description:
Obverse: Liberty Bell; “Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land and Unto All the In habitants Thereof.” hole drilled through top. Reverse: “By joint resolution of the councils of the City of Philadelphia, The Liberty Bell loaned to the World’s Industrial Cotton Centenial Exposition of New Orleans, La. 1885” Content: tin ? Type: commemorative medal Size: 3.7 cm. diam. Weight: 19.34 g.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
New Orleans, Louisiana
Production place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Materials:
Tin (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Commemorative medals
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Production date:
1885
Accession date:
1908
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
weight 19.34 grams and linear 37 millimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-34049, described as Obverse: Liberty Bell; “Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land and Unto All the In habitants Thereof.” hole drilled through top. Reverse: “By joint resolution of the councils of the City of Philadelphia, The Liberty Bell loaned to the World’s Industrial Cotton Centenial Exposition of New Orleans, La. 1885” Content: tin ? Type: commemorative medal Size: 3.7 cm. diam. Weight: 19.34 g.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-34049, described as Obverse: Liberty Bell; “Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land and Unto All the In habitants Thereof.” hole drilled through top. Reverse: “By joint resolution of the councils of the City of Philadelphia, The Liberty Bell loaned to the World’s Industrial Cotton Centenial Exposition of New Orleans, La. 1885” Content: tin ? Type: commemorative medal Size: 3.7 cm. diam. Weight: 19.34 g.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-34049, described as Obverse: Liberty Bell; “Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land and Unto All the In habitants Thereof.” hole drilled through top. Reverse: “By joint resolution of the councils of the City of Philadelphia, The Liberty Bell loaned to the World’s Industrial Cotton Centenial Exposition of New Orleans, La. 1885” Content: tin ? Type: commemorative medal Size: 3.7 cm. diam. Weight: 19.34 g.

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