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Award Medal of the New Orleans Cotton Centennial Exposition

P. L. Krider

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold-colored medal with raised images. Circular shape with a beaded edge and laurel wreath border. A woman sits on a shield with 13 stripes and a star on top. The woman wears a helmet and a skirt. She holds a torch in her right hand. The shield is on a ground with a locomotive on the left and a tree on the right. The locomotive has smoke coming out of the smokestack. There are 13 stars around the top. The years "1884-5" are at the bottom. The background is light gray.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1884–85
Medium
Bronze
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 521 px
Public Domain
Yes
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