Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Luce Center
Lieutenant William Barrows Naval Medal
Object Number:
1942.3
Date:
After 1840
Medium:
Copper-plated lead
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Marks:
inscription: obverse, at lower left of field: "FURST. F."
inscription: reverse, below inscription in exergue, at lower center: "FURST. F."
Description:
Copper-plated lead electrotype of William Burrows naval medal with obverse showing tombstone, with funeral urn above and military trophies around; legend: "VICTORIAM TIBI CLARAM./PATRIAE MAESTAM." Reverse shows naval battle scene with legend: "VIVERE SAT VINCERE" and inscription in exergue: "INTER ENTERPRIZE NAV./AMERI. ET BOXER NAV./BRIT. DIE IV SEPT./MDCCCXIII."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John Hill Morgan
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
