Medal Commemorating Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819) and the Battle of Lake Erie (obverse) (1813): Art, History and Details

Medal Commemorating Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819) and the Battle of Lake Erie (obverse) (1813) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Moritz Fürst (Hungarian, 1782–1882).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Medal Commemorating Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819) and the Battle of Lake Erie (obverse)
• Date: 1813
• Creator attribution: Moritz Fürst (Hungarian, 1782–1882)
• Culture: America
• Type: Metalwork
• Technique: bronze
• Dimensions: Diameter: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 1916.1868.a

A detail from the museum

The United States naval forces, led by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819), won a decisive battle over the British.

Collection credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade

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