Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.252
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
diameter: 27.4mm (1 1/16 in.)
Marks:
Reverse above bust outline: "SCHWAAB S & S CO/ MILWAUKEE"
Description:
Brass struck uniface maltese-cross-shaped medal with right-facing bust-length portrait of Dewey in center circle; legend: "NEW YORK DEWEY RECEPTION/ SEPT. 28-30/ 1898". Hanger bar fused at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
