Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.217
Date:
1893
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 31.4mm (1 1/4 in.)
Description:
White metal struck medal with obverse showing sailing ship at sea within rope border; legend: "TO COMMEMORATE THE NAVAL PARADE"; in exergue.: "AT NEW YORK/ 1893." Reverse shows battleship at sea with laurel branches in exergue.; legend: "U.S. BATTLE SHIP NEW YORK./ COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION." Hole punched at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
