Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Major General Alexander Macomb Military Medal
Object Number:
1942.21
Date:
After 1840
Medium:
Copper-plated lead
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at left: "FURST. F."
Inscription: reverse, below exergual line, at lower center: "FURST. F."
Description:
Copper-plated lead electrotype of Alexander Macomb military medal with obverse showing uniformed bust of Macomb facing right; surronding legend: "MAJOR GENERAL ALEXANDER MACOMB." Reverse depicts battle sceme at Saranac River and naval battle on Lake Erie with legend above: "RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS NOVEMBER 3. 1814."; inscription in exergue: "BATTLE OF PLATTSBURGH/SEPT.11.1814."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John Hill Morgan
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
