Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.253
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
diameter: 17.8mm (11/16 in.)
Description:
Brass struck medalet with obverse showing right front-facing bust-length portrait of Dewey; legend: "ADMMIRAL DEWEY'. Reverse shows battleship at sea; legend "FLAGSHIP OLYMPIA". Hole punched at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
