White collection of historical medallions
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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
"The White Collection of Historical Medallions, including, among other things, all the casts of Eichler of Berlin, namely two thousand copies of antique gems in the Royal Museum at Berlin, illustrative of ancient history and art; over five hundred casts illustrating mediaeval and renaissance history and art; some four hundred medallion portraits of eminent personages in modern history, derived from authentic portraits." Cornell University Register, 1868-69.
Dates
- 1868.
Creator
- White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918 (Collector, Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
8 cubic feet. (8 cubic feet.)
Abstract
"The White Collection of Historical Medallions, including, among other things, all the casts of Eichler of Berlin, namely two thousand copies of antique gems in the Royal Museum at Berlin, illustrative of ancient history and art; over five hundred casts illustrating mediaeval and renaissance history and art; some four hundred medallion portraits of eminent personages in modern history, derived from authentic portraits." Cornell University Register, 1868-69.
Physical Description
Medallions
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- February 2015
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu