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Manchester Massachusetts 325th Anniversary Medal
Designed by: W. H. Tappan (American, early 19th century)
Designed by: Katharine Lane Weems (American, 1899–1989)
Struck by: V. H. Blackington & Co., Inc.
Designed by: Katharine Lane Weems (American, 1899–1989)
Struck by: V. H. Blackington & Co., Inc.
1970
Object Place: Manchester, Massachusetts, United States; Mint: Attleboro Falls, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: Diam: 3.8 x 0.3 cm (1 1/2 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Katharine Lane Weems
Accession Number1989.602
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionObv: The Seal of Manchester Massachusetts (The ship, Arbella, with the Agawam Indians in a boat in the foreground) / MANCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS * INCORPORATED, 1645 *
Rev: The meeting house on the Manchester village green / THREE HUNDRED TWENTY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF INCORPORATION, 1645 1970
Edge: STER-5
Rev: The meeting house on the Manchester village green / THREE HUNDRED TWENTY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF INCORPORATION, 1645 1970
Edge: STER-5
ProvenanceCollection of Katharine Lane Weems; to MFA November 1989.