Medal Commemorating Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819) and the Battle of Lake Erie
1813
Moritz Fürst
Moritz Fürst (Hungarian, 1782–1882)
Decorative Art and Design
Medal Commemorating Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819) and the Battle of Lake Erie, 1813. Moritz Fürst (Hungarian, 1782–1882). Bronze; diameter: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1868 This medal commemorating the Battle of Lake Erie on 10 September 1813 is one of a series of 27 medals commemorating American successes during the War of 1812, struck by special resolution of Congress. These medals were awarded to naval commanders in gold and to their officers in silver. The bronze examples are restrikes. The United States naval forces, led by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819), won a decisive battle over the British.
- Maker/Artist
- Fürst, Moritz
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- bronze
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Oliverus H. Perry, Princips Stagno Eriense. blassim Totam Contudit
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1916.1868
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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