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The Waterloo Medal

The Waterloo Medal

Benedetto Pistrucci  (Italian, 1783–1855, active England)

Date: model begun in 1819, electrotype produced 1849–52
Culture: British
Medium: Bronze electrotype
Dimensions: Diameter: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line: Gift of Assunta Sommella Peluso, Ada Peluso, and Romano I. Peluso, in memory of Ignazio Peluso, 2005
Accession Number: 2005.109

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Panaromic View of the Bacino di San Marco, Looking up the Giudecca Canal

Panaromic View of the Bacino di San Marco, Looking up the Giudecca Canal

Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice)

Date: 1780–93
Accession Number: 1975.1.342

Cottage near the Entrance to a Wood

Cottage near the Entrance to a Wood

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam)

Date: 1644
Accession Number: 1975.1.792

Kora

Kora

Mamadou Koyate (bridge by Djimo Koyate)

Date: ca. 1960
Accession Number: 1975.59

Wedding ensemble

Wedding ensemble

Date: 1864
Accession Number: 26.250.2a–e

Double-Eagle Pendant

Double-Eagle Pendant

Date: 1st–5th century
Accession Number: 1979.206.538

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