Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Admiral Vernon "Vernon and Ogle" Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
1945.22
Date:
1741
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 7/16 in. ( 3.7 cm )
Description:
Brass struck medal with obverse showing two full-length figures; Vernon at left facing three-quarters to right, wearing hat; baton in his right hand; Ogle at right facing left; baton in his left hand; legend within line border: "ADML VERNON AND SR CHALONER OGLE"; in exergue: "WE LOOK FOR/DON BLASS." Reverse depicts distant view of fort with ship entering harbor; inscription at center: "DON/BLASS"; legend: "TOOK CARTHAGENA APRIL 1741."
Credit Line:
Gift of Commander Leander McCormick-Goodhart, R.N.V.R.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
