Collection Highlights
Journael Gehouden opt’ schip den gulden Bever en tschip den gulden Otter van de Manathans naer Patria Ende Wedrom naer de Manathans (Journal kept aboard the Ship the Golden Beaver and the Ship the Golden Otter from the Manhattans to Patria and the return)
Date:
October 1660- June 1663
Object Number:
MSS.Ships.Journals.1600
Medium:
Ink on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Master Commandant Oliver H. Perry Naval Medal
Object Number:
INV.3315
Date:
After 1880
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 5/16 in. ( 5.9 cm )
Marks:
inscription: reverse, on exergual line, at lower right: "FURST"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing uniformed bust of Oliver H. Perry facing right with legend: "OLIVERUS HAZARD PERRY. PRO PATRIA VICIT."; below truncation: "PRESENTED/BY THE GOVERNMENT/OF PENNSYLVANIA." Reverse shows naval battle with legend: "WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY; AND THEY ARE OURS."; below exergual line: "BRITISH FLEET ON LAKE ERIE./CAPTURED SEPTEMBER 10.1813./reproduction 1880."
Gallery Label:
The original reverse die for this medal was replaced in 1880; medals struck since that time bear the words "REPRODUCTION 1880" in exergue.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
