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The Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies
Westminster
Title
Winged Victory
Date
1856
Medium
silver
Measurements
H 61 x W 23 x D 18 cm;
Plinth: H 17.5 x W 19 x D 19 cm
Accession number
R0006113
Work type
Statue
Inscription description
plaque on front: PRESENTED TO / CAPTAIN / SIR ROBERT J LE MESURIER McCLURE RN, / LATE OF H.M. DISCOVERY SHIP INVESTIGATOR, / BY OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY / IN ADMIRATION OF HIS INTREPIDITY AND PERSEVERENCE IN / PENETRATING THROUGH THE POLAR OCEAN IN SEARCH OF / SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, / WHICH LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF / THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE, / AND HAS RENDERED HIS NAME DISTINGUISHED / IN THE NAVAL ANNALS OF / THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
