Name/Title
Commemorative MedalEntry/Object ID
1954.15.2fDescription
Gold commemorative medal consisting of a bar and medallion. The bar has the inscription, "SOUVENIR". The round medallion hangs from the bar by two eye rings and shows an image of a monument with a man on a standing horse and the inscription, "UNVEILING OF GRANT MEMORIAL, APRIL 27, 1922". The other side shows a bust of General Grant with the inscription, "CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF GEN. GRANT'S BIRTH".Context
Worn by Charles Dewey to the unveiling of the Grant Memorial at the United States CapitolAcquisition
Accession
1954.15Source or Donor
Dewey, Breta Brigham (1887-1968)Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Medal, CommemorativeNomenclature Primary Object Term
CommemorativeNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1855)Person or Organization
Dewey, Charles (1826-1905)Related Places
Place
City
MontpelierCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America