Medal

Museum number:
2-34087
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034087
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Bust of Lincoln; “February 12, 1809 - April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln.” Reverse description: ‘The grip that swung the ax in Illinois was on the pen that set a people free.”
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
United States
Production place:
United States
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Medals
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Production date:
after 1865
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Medal, accession number 2-34087, described as Bust of Lincoln; “February 12, 1809 - April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln.” Reverse description: ‘The grip that swung the ax in Illinois was on the pen that set a people free.”Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Medal, accession number 2-34087, described as Bust of Lincoln; “February 12, 1809 - April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln.” Reverse description: ‘The grip that swung the ax in Illinois was on the pen that set a people free.”Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Medal, accession number 2-34087, described as Bust of Lincoln; “February 12, 1809 - April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln.” Reverse description: ‘The grip that swung the ax in Illinois was on the pen that set a people free.”

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