The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 16, 2026

A circular bronze medal with a warm brown patina features log cabins billowing smoke. In the foreground, a figure in a tricorne hat and long coat points toward the houses, flanked by smaller figures and a tall tree. Arched text along the rim reads "KITTANNING DESTROYED BY COL. ARMSTRONG," while the bottom section is inscribed with the date "SEPTEMBER 8, 1756."

Medal: Commemorating the Destruction of Kittanning by Col. Armstrong, 8 September 1756 (reverse)

1756

America

bronze
Diameter: 5.1 cm (2 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1878.b
Location: Not on view
  • Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, Cleveland.
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