Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Admiral Vernon "Porto Bello Taken" Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
1945.26
Date:
1739
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 9/16 in. ( 3.9 cm )
Description:
Brass struck medal with obverse showing full-length figure of Admiral Vernon facing right, standing on solid platform, sword in his right hand, baton in left; cannon at right, sailing ship at left, small ornament in exergue; legend within line border: "THE . BRITISH . GLORY . REVIV . D . BY . ADMIRAL . VERNON." Reverse depicts a group of vessels at center flanked by towers; legend within line border: "HE TOOK PORTO BELLO WITH SIX SHIPS ONLY"; date in exergue: "NOV. 22 1739."
Credit Line:
Gift of Commander Leander McCormick-Goodhart, R.N.V.R.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
