Title: The "Shipwreck Medal"
Object type: Medal
Date: 1845–57
Culture: American
Artist:  Salathiel Ellis 
Artist bio: 1803–1879
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Diam. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Credit line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Geography: Made in New York New York  United States Mid-Atlantic     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Shipwrecks, term: Men