Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1856-1857
Object Number:
1857.11
Medium:
Oak
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Luce Center
Captain John Paul Jones Naval Medal
Object Number:
1942.18
Date:
After 1840
Medium:
Copper-plated lead
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 3/16 in. ( 5.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, on bust truncation, at left: "DUPRE. F."
Inscription: reverse, below inscription in ex., at center: "DUPRE. F."
Description:
Copper-plated lead electrotype of John Paul Jones medal with obverse showing uniformed bust of Jones facing right with legend: "JOANNI PAVLO JONES CLASSIS PRAEFECTO/COMITIA AMERICANA." Reverse shows naval battle scene with legend above: "HOSTIVM NAVIBVS CAPTIS AVT FVGATIS"; legend below exergual line: "AD ORAM SCOTIAE XXIII SEPT./M.DCCLXXVIIII."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John Hill Morgan
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
