Origsize: C 2"; Origformat: Artifact; Resolution: 600 DPI
Name/Title
The Reuben Osborn Homestead Medallion
Entry/Object ID
2023.A.FIC.08.02
Description
The Reuben Osborn Homestead, 1815, brass cloisonne medallion designed by the Bay Village Historical Society as an annual ornament in 1996. View is of the SW side of the house with shrubs. Red outline with Surrounding it is a reddish border with BAY VILLAGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BAY VILLAGE, OH. Below is OSBORN HOUSE. Ornament has a green satin cord attached along with a gold narrow ribbon on the top brass ring. These were attached to a 5" x 3.5" folded card on the front by a small brass brad fastener.
Front of card:
The Reuben Osborn Homestead, 1815 *(some say 1814)
Bottom right has Rose Hill / museum with a rose to the right.
Ornament is attached on the left.
Back of card:
This cloisonne ornament depicts the Reuben Osborn Homestead.
The Reuben Osborns arrived in the area on October 10, 1810. The home was built in 1815 on Lake Road and moved to its present location by the citizens of Bay Village in 1995, thus preserving it from demolition.
The Bay Village Historical Society
*note: Reuben came with extended family in 1810 and returned to New York to bring his family in the spring of 1811.
This is the second in a series of collectable ornament celebrating Bay Village's heritage.
