Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
June 1777
Primary Source Reference:
Du Simitière Memorandum Books, Library of Congress, fol. 22r
Notes:
Francesco Morisini was doge of Venice 1688 to 1694. Pictured here is an example of a gold ducat minted during his rule.
The donor, Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800), was an American merchant, soldier, and politician from Philadelphia. He was the first Governor of Pennsylvania (1790 to 1799).
