Title: Mrs. Paul Hammond Photo Collection
Description: 7 prints and negatives of the sterling silver urn presented to CAPT. Sir Richard Pearson, R.N., by the Russia Company, in commemoration of his defense of the British Baltic Convoy in the action between HMS Serapis and USS Bon Homme Richard (John Paul Jones Cmdg.), 23 September 1779. The urn was donated in 1976 to the Navy Department by Mrs. Paul Hammond of New York City. It has curator accession #: 76-159-A. Includes a view in the John Paul Jones display case, Navy Memorial Museum, Washington, DC.
Accession#: S-232
Donor: Mrs. Paul Hammond
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Circa: 1976
Format: Black and white photographs, black and white negatives
For information about the rest of the collection: nhhcphotoarchives@navy.mil
