Collection Highlights
At the Battle of Palo Alto
Date:
1846
Object Number:
PR.068.24
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
John Paul Jones Naval Medal
Object Number:
1950.264
Date:
1790-1863
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/4 in. ( 5.7 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, on bust truncation, at left: "DUPRE. F."
Inscription: reverse, in exergue, at center: "DUPRE. F."
Inscription: edge, lower center: "BRONZE"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing uniformed bust of John Paul Jones facing right with legend: "JOANNI PAVLO JONES CLASSIS PRAEFECTO./COMITIA AMERICANA." Reverse depicts naval battle scene with legend: "HOSTIVM NAVIBVS CAPTIS AVT FVGATIS."; inscription in exergue: "AD ORAM SCOTIAE XXIII.SEPT./M.DCCLXXVIIII."
Credit Line:
Gift of James Hazen Hyde
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
