Collection Highlights
Keg with stand from Erie Canal celebration
ca. 1825
X.48
Wood, metal, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Captain Stephen Decatur, Jr. Naval Medal
Title
Captain Stephen Decatur, Jr. Naval Medal
Date
1820-1881
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
diameter: 2 9/16 in. ( 6.5 cm )
Description
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing uniformed bust of Stephen Decatur, Jr. facing right, with legend: "STEPHANUS DECATUR NAVARCHUS. PUGNIS PLURIBUS, VICTOR." Reverse shows naval battle with legend above: "OCCIDIT SIGNUM HOSTILE SIDERA SURGUNT"; inscription in exergue: "INTER STA.UNI. NAV. AMERI./ET MACEDO.NAV.ANG.DIE/XXV OCTOBRIS/MDCCCXII."
Object Number
INV.4774
Marks
inscription: obverse, on bust truncation, at left: "FURST. F."
inscription: reverse, below exergual line, at left: "FURST F."
Gallery Label
The reverse of this medal bears a diebreak at the bottom, which indicates that it was struck prior to 1881 (a medal in the collection of John Ford, Jr., struck before 1881, has the same sign of breakage at the bottom of the reverse).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
