Collection Highlights
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
Date:
September 4, 1719
Object Number:
MSS.VanCortlandtPapers.vanDyck
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper, wax
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.236
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 36mm (1 7/16 in.)
Description:
Copper struck medal with obverse showing right-facing bust-length portrait of Dewey; legend: "ADMIRAL GEO. W. DEWEY". Reverse shows battleship at sea; legend: "DEWEY'S FLAG-SHIP"; in exerg.: "OLYMPIA/ 5,800 TONS". Two loops fused at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
