Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.257
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 32.5mm (1 1/4 in.)
Marks:
Obverse under center bust: "C.F. ALIESKY SC."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing right front-facing bust-length portrait of Dewey; legend: "ADMIRAL U.S.N. GEO. DEWEY". Reverse shows angel with two cherubs bearing torch (left) and caduceus (right); legend: "VICTORY. MANILA MAY 1ST 1898".
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
