Name/Title
Commemorative MedalEntry/Object ID
1936.4.1qDescription
Commemorative medal consisting of a bar, ribbon, and medallion. The bar is rectangular and has the inscription, "BENNINGTON", on the front and a hinged pin on the back. A red-white-and-blue ribbon is looped through a narrow slot along the bottom of the bar and is printed in gold with an image of a solder and the date "Aug. 18, 1891." Beneath the ribbon hangs a silver medallion with an image of the Bennington Monument and the inscription, "DEDICATION BENNINGTON BATTLE MONUMENT" around the edge and the dates 177 and 1891 flanking the monument. The back of the medallion has the Vermont state seal at the center over two cannons and several flags. The inscription, "CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE ADMISSION OF VERMONT AS A STATE 1791-1891", rings the edge.Context
Worn to the dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument by Mrs. Baker, president of the GAR Brooks Post Dept. 18 in Montpelier, Vermont, during the Vermont CentennialAcquisition
Accession
1936.4Source or Donor
Baker, Gertrude Sargent Clark (1869-1946)Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
King & EiseleDate made
1891Place
City
BuffaloState/Province
New YorkCountry
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 Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Women's Relief CorpsRelated Places
Place
City
MontpelierCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaPlace
City
BenningtonCounty
Bennington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America