Medal

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Medal

Entry/Object ID

1960.152

Description

Medal consisting of a bar, a green ribbon, and a medallion. The bar has a crest of a stag's head in the center and the words, "FIRST VERMONT INFANTRY U.S.V.", on a banner across the bottom. A green satin-woven silk ribbon is looped around a wire at the back of the bar. The round medallion attaches to the bar with two short chains and is shaped into three red enameled wedges over a laurel wreath with a blue and white enameled circle in the center. The circle has the words "SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR" around the edge at the year "1898" in the center. The back of the medallion is molded with the Vermont state seal and the words, "GIFT OF W. W. WEBB."

Context

Given to a member of the First Vermont Volunteer Infantry for service during the Spanish-American War.

Acquisition

Accession

1960.152

Acquisition Method

Unknown

Made/Created

Manufacturer

J. K. Davison

Date made

circa 1900

Place

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Medal

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Decoration of Honor

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Award

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Depth

1/4 in

Material

Ribbon, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Webb, William Seward (1851-1926)

Person or Organization

1st Vermont Infantry

Related Events

Event

Spanish-American War