Collection Highlights
Kerchief
Date:
1776-1777
Object Number:
1952.63
Medium:
Linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Envelope
Object Number:
2008.42.401
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/16 x 6 in. (10.3 x 15.2 cm)
Description:
Empty envelope inscribed in pencil: "Button from uniform of/ Oliver Hazard Perry, U.S.N./ the uniform he was wearing/ when he received the sword/ of surrender on Lake Erie".
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
