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Plaquette commemorating the First South-American Congress of Railroads1910

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Silver-toned metal relief plaque with arched top, showing a muscular male figure raising a torch, a steam locomotive in the distance, and a heraldic crest amid laurel garlands along the lower edge
Rectangular silver commemorative plaque with arched top, raised Latin-script text surrounded by relief-cast laurel branches tied with a bow at the base, and a crown motif at the top center.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Plaquette commemorating the First South-American Congress of Railroads
Place Made
Argentina, Buenos Aires (?)
Date Made
1910
Medium
Silver (?)
Dimensions
Height: 2 1/4 in. (57.15 mm); Width: 2 7/8 in. (73.03 mm)
Credit Line
Gift of Kirk S. Smith
Accession Number
M.2005.74.4
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture