Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.240
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 27.8mm (1 1/8 in.)
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing right front-facing bust-length medal of Dewey; legend " REAR ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY". Reverse shows two battleships at sea; legend: "THE HERO OF MANILLA" [sic].
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
