Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Luce Center
Colonel George Croghan Military Medal
Object Number:
1942.6
Date:
After 1840
Medium:
Copper-plated lead
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at center: "FURST. F."
Inscription: reverse, below exergual inscription, at center: "FURST. F."
Description:
Copper-plated lead electrotype of George Croghan military medal with obverse showing uniformed bust of Croghan facing right with legend: "PRESENTED BY CONGRESS TO COLONEL GEORGE CROGHAN/-1835-." Reverse shows English troops attacking American fort to right with legend on scroll above: "PARS MAGNA FUIT"; inscription below exergual line: "SANDUSKY/2: AUGUST./1813."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John Hill Morgan
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
