Collection Highlights
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Date:
ca. 1845
Object Number:
PR.012.2.885
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Captain William Bainbridge Naval Medal
Object Number:
INV.4931
Date:
1840-1841
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 9/16 in. ( 6.5 cm )
Marks:
inscription: on bust truncation at right: "FURST. F."
Description:
Copper obverse electrotype shell showing the uniformed bust of William Bainbridge facing right and surrounded by legend: "GULIELMUS BAINBRIDGE PATRIA VICTISQUE LAUDATUS." Reverse has pin soldered at center.
Provenance:
Julian, NA-4
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
