LARGE COMMEMORATIVE WEDGWOOD PLATTER OF THE BATTLE OF THE CONSTITUTION

Large commemorative Wedgwood Platter of the battle of the Constitution (Old Ironsides) and the British ship Java, Dec. 12, 1812. Made for American Heritage.

18 3/4" X 15 1/2"


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Image Text

Image 1:



1812
29
JAVA
DECEMBER
1812
29
JAVA
DECEMBER

Image 2:





Image 3:



CONSTITUTION
AND JAVA
DECEMBER 29 1812
193
CONSTITUTION
AND
JAVA
DECEMBER
29
1812
193

Image 4:





Image 5:



CONSTITUTION AND JAVA
H.M.S. JAVA
(FORMERLY
THE
FRENCH
FRIGATE
LA
RENOMMEE)
CAPTAIN
HENRY
LAMBERT.
COMMANDED COMMODORE BY
U.S. ON
FRIGATE
THE
WILLIAM
29th
1812
IN
LIGHT AND
SEA
AN ACTION OVER TWO HOURS
BEING
AND
RAKING POSITION TH TOWARDS THE END THE JAVA
HAULED
OFF
REPAIRS
HER
CUT
RIGGING CONSTITUTION
MAKE
CHOSEN FOR
THE
JAVA
SURRENDERED
ON
THE
COMPILED OF COMMODORE FROM AFTER THE BAINBRIDGE OFFICIAL
WEDGWOOD
AND LIEUTENANT
R.N
MADE
AMERICAN FOR HERITAGE
SONS
CONSTITUTION
AND
JAVA
H.M.S.
JAVA
(FORMERLY
THE
FRENCH
FRIGATE
LA
RENOMMEE)
CAPTAIN
HENRY
LAMBERT.
COMMANDED
COMMODORE
BY
MET
U.S.
ON
FRIGATE
THE
WILLIAM
29th
1812
IN
LIGHT
AND
SEA
AN ACTION
OVER TWO HOURS
MANEUVERING
CONSTANTLY
BEING
ALMOST
DISMASTED
AND
RAKING
POSITION
TH
TOWARDS
THE END
THE JAVA
HAULED
OFF
REPAIRS
HER
BADLY
CUT
RIGGING
CONSTITUTION
MAKE
CHOSEN
FOR
THE
JAVA
SURRENDERED
ON
THE
RETURN
OF
THE
OF
COMPILED
OF
COMMODORE
FROM
AFTER
THE
BAINBRIDGE
OFFICIAL
REPORTS
WEDGWOOD
AND
LIEUTENANT
R.N
MADE
AMERICAN
FOR
HERITAGE
BY
SONS

Image 6:



CONSTITUTION AND JAVA
H.M.S. JAVA (FORMERLY THE FRENCH FRIGATE LA RENOMMÉE) COMMANDED BY
CAPTAIN HENRY LAMBERT, MET THE U.S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION, COMMODORE
WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE COMMANDING, ON THE 29th OF DECEMBER 1812 OFF THE
COAST OF BRAZIL IN LIGHT AIRS AND A SMOOTH SEA.
AN ACTION OF OVER TWO HOURS FOLLOWED, BOTH SHIPS MANEUVERING CONSTANTLY
FOR A RAKING POSITION; TOWARDS THE END THE JAVA BEING ALMOST DISMASTED
AND UNMANAGEABLE, THE CONSTITUTION HAULED OFF TO MAKE REPAIRS TO
HER BADLY CUT RIGGING. THIS IS THE MOMENT CHOSEN FOR THE PICTURE.
THE JAVA SURRENDERED ON THE RETURN OF THE CONSTITUTION,
AND WAS BLOWN
CONSTITUTION
AND
JAVA
H.M.S.
JAVA
(FORMERLY
THE
FRENCH
FRIGATE
LA
RENOMMÉE)
COMMANDED
BY
CAPTAIN
HENRY
LAMBERT,
MET
THE
U.S.
FRIGATE
CONSTITUTION,
COMMODORE
WILLIAM
BAINBRIDGE
COMMANDING,
ON
THE
29th
OF
DECEMBER
1812
OFF
THE
COAST
OF
BRAZIL
IN
LIGHT
AIRS
AND
A
SMOOTH
SEA.
AN
ACTION
OF
OVER
TWO
HOURS
FOLLOWED,
BOTH
SHIPS
MANEUVERING
CONSTANTLY
FOR
A
RAKING
POSITION;
TOWARDS
THE
END
THE
JAVA
BEING
ALMOST
DISMASTED
AND
UNMANAGEABLE,
THE
CONSTITUTION
HAULED
OFF
TO
MAKE
REPAIRS
TO
HER
BADLY
CUT
THIS
IS
THE
MOMENT
CHOSEN
FOR
THE
PICTURE.
THE
JAVA
SURRENDERED
ON
THE
RETURN
OF
THE
CONSTITUTION,
AND
WAS
BLOWN



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