Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.266
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
height and width: 42.5 x 38.1mm (1 11/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Marks:
Reverse above bust: "C.H. HANSON CHICAGO".
Description:
Brass struck uniface medal showing right front-facing bust-length portrait of Dewey within circle with legend: "WELCOME OUR HERO" and surrounded by border with scrolls at sides, legend at top "ADMIRAL DEWEY". Loops fused at top right and left.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
