Collection Highlights
Cayambe
Date:
1858
Object Number:
S-91
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.262
Date:
1898
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 3/8 x 2 in. (3.5 x 5.1 cm)
Marks:
Obverse along edge Gorham marks: lion, anchor and G.
Description:
Silver molded teardrop-shaped medal with obverse showing right front-facing bust-length portrait of Dewey with female figure sweeping left and above bearing branch that drops to right. Reverse legend inscribed: "MANILA/ MAY 1 1898". Loop fused to top.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
