Collection Highlights
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Date:
1805
Object Number:
1867.306
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Captain John Paul Jones Naval Medal
Object Number:
INV.11366
Date:
1790-1863
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/4 in. ( 5.7 cm )
Marks:
inscription: obverse, on truncation of bust, at left: "DUPRE. F."
inscription: edge, at lower center: "ARGENT"
Description:
Silver struck medal with obverse showing uniformed bust of John Paul Jones facing right with legend "JOANNI PAVLO JONES CLASSIS PRAEFECTO/COMITIA AMERICANA." Reverse with naval battle scene and legend "HOSTIVM NAVIBVS CAPTIS AVT FVGATIS"; inscription below exergual line: "AD ORAM SCOTIAE XXIII. SEPT. M.DCCLXXVIII."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
