Object Details
maker
Lovett, George Hampden
Description
Bronze medal won by Jane Loucks in a daguerreotype case that is 3 7/8” x 3 ½”. Obverse side: AMERICAN INSTITUTE / G. H. Lovett, N.Y.
NEW YORK. Reverse side: AWARDED / TO Miss Jane Loucks,
For the best / Worsted Embroidery, / 1856.
Jane Elizabeth Loucks was born in 1835 to John and Desdemonia Marsh Loucks in Sharon, New York. She married Joseph Warren Hastings on February 16, 1871, in Manhattan. They moved to Illinois and had one daughter, Dena. See her wining piece, Mary Queen of Scots.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Crystal Palmer
ID Number
TE.T11106
catalog number
T11106
accession number
238291
Object Name
medal
Physical Description
bronze (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 2 1/2 in; 6.35 cm
place made
United States: New York, New York City
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_649034