LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2025

Museum Hours

Monday

11 am–6 pm

Tuesday

11 am–6 pm

Wednesday

Closed

Thursday

11 am–6 pm

Friday

11 am–8 pm

Saturday

10 am–7 pm

Sunday

10 am–7 pm

 

  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2025
Collections

Unknown
Medal commemorating the Peruvian Railway/Henry Meiggs: the line from Arequipa to Puno1870

Not on view
Bronze commemorative medal with low-relief landscape scene of a steam train crossing an arched viaduct beneath a mountain, surrounded by raised Spanish inscription text
Bronze commemorative medal, circular, with raised Latin-script text covering the entire face, listing official names and titles including 'D. Jose Balta' and the date '29 de Enero de 1870,' with a beaded border and slight green patina.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Medal commemorating the Peruvian Railway/Henry Meiggs: the line from Arequipa to Puno
Place Made
Peru, Lima
Date Made
1870
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 in. (50.8 mm)
Credit Line
Gift of Kirk S. Smith
Accession Number
M.2005.74.17
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture