Three-tier bronze colored pin with two rectangular bars at top that read "FIVE YEARS" (1st top) and "100% SIX YEARS" (2nd). Rectangular bars have dots at left and right sides and are attached together with one loop ring on either side. Below 2nd tier are three looped rings on either side leading down to a circular (3rd) tier. 3rd tier is framed with laurel wreath and two cannons cross each other across the back of circle which has words "VETERAN CORPS OF ARTILLERY S.N.Y." around outside and eagle (facing forward with head turned left) with a Maltese cross in background. Eagle is holding arrows in right claw and olive branch in right and has rectangle across chest that reads "1812". Decoration is all in relief.
Made/Created
Manufacturer
C. G. Braxmar & Company
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
On back 3rd tier is engraved: "JOHN ROSS DELAFIELD" with stylized dots and lines. Mark at bottom of tier says "THE/ C. G. BRAXMAR Co./ N. Y."
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
1-1/4 in
Width
2-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 1 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (3.2 x 6.4 cm)
Material
Metal Unspecified
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Brigadier General John Ross Delafield
Notes
Former owner
Related Entries
Notes
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MP.93.554 - Jewelry box - Used together
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, General's Bedroom