Collection Highlights
Mrs. Charles A. Lamb (1829-1893)
Date:
1878
Object Number:
1893.2
Medium:
Oil on millboard
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Historical Artifacts
Captain John Paul Jones Naval Medal
Object Number:
INV.3456
Date:
1790-1863
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 3/16 in. ( 5.6 cm )
Marks:
inscription: obverse, on bust truncation at right: "DUPRE. F."
inscription: reverse, below exergual inscription at center: "DUPRE. F."
Description:
Bronze struck medal, obverse with uniformed bust of John P. Jones facing right surrounded by legend: "JOANNI PAVLO JONES CLASSIS PRAEFECTO/COMITIA AMERICANA." Reverse shows naval battle with legend: "HOSTIVM NAVIBVS CAPTIS AVTOFVGATIS"; inscription in ex.: "AD ORAM SCOTIAE XXIII.SEPT./M.DCCLXXVIIII."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
