Name/Title
Commemorative MedalEntry/Object ID
1953.24.11Description
Commemorative medal consisting of a bar, a ribbon, and a round medallion. The bar is silver plated and molded with the word, "WELCOME". The grosgrain ribbon is striped yellow (center) and blue (edges). The medallion hangs from an eye ring looped through the bottom of the ribbon and shows a bust portrait of Admiral Dewey and the inscription, "ADMIRAL GEO. WL. DEWEY". The back of the medallion shows a masted war ship with two steam chimneys and the label, "DEWEY'S FLAG-SHIP OLYMPIA. 5,800 TONS".Context
Produced for Dewey Day in Montpelier, Vermont, 1899.Acquisition
Accession
1953.24Source or Donor
Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)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 ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
3-9/16 inWidth
1-5/8 inDepth
1/4 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Dewey, George (1837-1917)Related Places
Place
City
MontpelierCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America