Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
1916-1922
1954.164
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge w/tag
Object name
Badge w/tag
Date
1940
Medium
Metal, textile
Dimensions
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 6.4 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description
Circular badge suspended from a silk ribbon; on obverse: "TEMP-/ORIS LUX/ACTI/ILLUSTRET/POSERITATIS/VIAM; on reverse: "UNIVERSITY/OF/1740 1940/LEGES VANAE/SINE MORIBUS/PENNSYLVANIA"; ribbon, red and blue.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. James G. Harbord
Object Number
INV.3327
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
