Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
June 28, 1814
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 73
Notes:
A British fleet under Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson defeated the French under Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers in a battle off the coast of Egypt in August 1798.
"Alexander Davison was appointed by Nelson sole prize agent for the captured ships after the battle of the Nile. He had this medal [designed by Conrad Heinrich Küchler] struck and presented to all who took part in the action -- in gold to Nelson and his captains, in silver to Lieutenants and Warrant Officers, in gilt metal to Petty Officers, and to seamen and marines in copper" / https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/41431.html
The Peale Museum also received one of these medals on 4 July 1818 from Robert C. Kid. Accessions Book, p. 93
