Name/Title
Commemorative MedalEntry/Object ID
1928.1.1lDescription
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 BenningtonAcquisition
Accession
1928.1Source or Donor
Spargo, JohnMade/Created
Manufacturer
The Whitehead & Hoag Co.Date made
1927Place
City
NewarkState/Province
New JerseyCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
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 Places
Place
Town
WindsorCounty
Windsor CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaRelated Events
Event
Battle of Bennington Sesquicentennial