Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1927.59
Medium:
Plaster with wash
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Captains Creighton, Low, and Stouffer Life Saving Medal
Object Number:
INV.4750
Date:
1861
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 15/16 in. ( 7.5 cm )
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing shield with the arms of the City of Philadelphia flanked by two female allegorical figures; reverse is inscribed: "TESTIMONIAL/TO/CAPTAINS/CRIGHTON (sic), LOW AND STOUFFER./OF THE SHIPS/THREE BELLS, KILBY, AND ANTARCTIC./FROM THE CORPORATION/OF THE/CITY OF PHILADELPHIA./FOR THEIR GALLANTRY IN RESCUING/THE PASSENGERS FROM THE WRECK OF/THE STEAMER/SAN FRANCISCO/JANUARY 1854."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
