Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Captain James Biddle Naval Medal
Object Number:
1942.1
Date:
After 1840
Medium:
Copper-plated lead
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at left: "FURST. F."
Inscription: reverse, on exergual line, at left: "FURST. F."
Description:
Copper-plated lead electrotype of James Biddle naval medal with obverse showing uniformed bust of Biddle facing right with legend: "THE CONGRESS OF THE U.S. CAPT. JAMES BIDDLE./FOR HIS GALLANTRY GOOD CONDUCT AND SERVICES." Reverse shows two warships engaged in combat with legend: "CAPTURE OF THE BRITISH SHIP PENGUIN/BY THE U.S. SHIP HORNET"; inscription in exergue: "OFF TRISTAN D'ACUNHA/MARCH XXIII/MDCCCXV."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John Hill Morgan
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
