Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Admiral Vernon "Porto Bello Taken" Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
1945.24
Date:
1739
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 9/16 in. ( 3.9 cm )
Description:
Brass struck medal with obverse showing full-length figure of Admiral Vernon facing right, with sword in his right hand and baton in left; cannon at right, ship at left; legend within line border: "THE . BRITISH . GLORY . REVIV . D . BY ADMIRAL . VERNON"; ornament in exergue. Reverse show group of vessels at center with two towers flanking them; legend within line border: "HE TOOK PORTO BELLO WITH SIX SHIPS ONLY"; date in exergue: "NOV . 22 . 1739."
Credit Line:
Gift of Commander Leander McCormick-Goodhart, R.N.V.R.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
