Commemorative Medal

Name/Title

Commemorative Medal

Entry/Object ID

1928.1.1l

Description

Round, gold medal hanging from a red-white-and-blue striped ribbon. The top of the ribbon is attached to a spring-backed pin. The ribbon is printed in gold with the inscription, "WINDSOR JULY 8-9, 1927". From the ribbon hangs a round, gold medallion molded with an image of a large, clapboard house and the inscription, "OLD CONSTITUTION HOUSE, WINDSOR, VERMONT / IN COMMEMORATION OF THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF VERMONT JULY 8, 1777". The back of the medallion is molded with an image of a walking catamount with the inscription, "1777-1927 VERMONT SESQUI-CENTENNIAL".

Context

Produced for the Sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) of the Battle of Bennington

Acquisition

Accession

1928.1

Source or Donor

Spargo, John

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Whitehead & Hoag Co.

Date made

1927

Place

City

Newark

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Medal, Commemorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Commemorative

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Metal, Silk

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Windsor

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Battle of Bennington Sesquicentennial