Collection Highlights
William Walton (1706-1768)
Date:
ca. 1750
Object Number:
1902.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lieutenant Stephen Cassin Naval Medal
Object Number:
INV.2665
Date:
After 1878
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 9/16 in. ( 6.5 cm )
Marks:
inscription: obverse, below bust at center: "FURST. F."
inscription: reverse, on exergual line, left: "C.B."; right: "FURST. F."
Description:
Bronze struck medal, with obverse showing uniformed bust of Stephen Cassin facing right, with legend: "STEP.CASSIN TICONDEROGA PRAEFECT. QUAE REGIO IN TERRIS NOS./NON PLENA LAB." Reverse shows naval battle scene with legend: "UNO LATERE PERCUSSO ALTERUM/IMPAVIDE VERTIT" and incription below exergual line: "INTER CLASS. AMERI./ET BRIT DIE XI SEPT./MDCCCXIIII."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
