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Berge, Edward,
History -- United States
Architecture -- Boat
Architecture -- Boat
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Annapolis
Relief
Sculpture
Capture of the Macedonian by the American Frigate United States (sculpture).
Artist:
Berge, Edward, 1876-1924, sculptor.
Title:
Capture of the Macedonian by the American Frigate United States (sculpture).
Dates:
1924.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Relief: bronze.
Dimensions:
Relief: approx. 25 1/4 x 26 1/4 in.
Inscription:
(On front of plaque, below image:) CAPTURE OF THE MACEDONIAN.THE AMERICAN FRIGATE UNITED STATES.COMMODORE STEPHEN DECATUR, CRUISING BETWEEN THE AZORES AND CAPE VERDE ISLANDS, ON OCTOBER 25, 1812, WAS SIGHTED BY THE BRITISH FRIGATE/.MACEDONIAN./CAPTAIN JOHN S. CARDEN, AND THE TWO SHIPS JOINED ACTION, A SANGUINARY FIGHT WAS MAINTAINED, WHEN AFTER TWO HOURS, THE MACEDONIAN LOSING HER MIZZEN MAST AND MAIN TOP MAST, BECAME UNMANAGEABLE AND WITH 104 CASUALTIES, OUT OF A TOTAL OF 254, AND MANY OTHER GUNS DISABLED, HAULED DOWN HER COLORS. (On small plaque, below relief plaque:) RESTORED 1967/THE/CLASS OF 1925
Description:
The elaborate stone base for "Alexander the Great" (IAS record number: 75005839) is adorned on the front with a bronze relief plaque depicting the capture of the British ship "Macedonian" by the American frigate "United States" on Oct. 25, 1812. Below the relief is an inscription describing the event.
Subject:
History -- United States -- War of 1812
Architecture -- Boat -- Macedonian
Architecture -- Boat -- United States
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Annapolis
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Naval Academy, The Museum, 118 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis, Maryland 21402-5034
Located United States Naval Academy, In front of Mahan Hall, Annapolis, Maryland 21402
Remarks:
The relief plaque was purchased in 1924. In 1967, the class of 1925 restored the plaque.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS
75005879
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
75005879
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