Collection Highlights
Oud en nieuw Oost-Indiën... Volume 5, part 1 (deel 5, stuk 1)
Date:
1724-1726
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1724.V
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Captain James Lawrence Naval Medal
Object Number:
INV.5370
Date:
After 1840
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 9/16 in. ( 6.5 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: below bust truncation, at center: "FURST.F."
Description:
Unfilled copper shell of obverse of the electrotype of Captain James Lawrence naval medal, depicting unformed bust of Lawrence facing right with legend: "JAC.LAWRENCE DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIAE MORI." Copper pin soldered at center back.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
