Collection Highlights
Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving
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Perry's Victory on Lake Erie
Object Number:
1925.139
Date:
c. 1814
Medium:
Black ink, wash, and graphite with scratching out on paper inlaid into a larger sheet
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 9 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 24.1 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Marks:
Signed: at lower left: "T. Birch."
Inscribed: bottom center, in ink: "Perry's Victory on Lake Erie."
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "T. Birch --"; to right in gray wash: "T Birch"; inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Perry's Victory on Lake Erie."
Description:
Marine
Credit Line:
Naval History Society Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
