Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.264
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 24.6mm (15/16 in.)
Description:
Bronze struck medalet with obverse showing right front-facing bust-length portrait of Dewey; in exerg.: "DEWEY". Reverse shows battleship at sea; in exerg.: "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.
