Name/Title
Prize MedalEntry/Object ID
2018.18.2a-bDescription
Ornate gold and silver metal hanging from a red and blue blue ribbon secured by a metal pin. The pin at the top is rectangular with decorative leaves and scrollwork at the top. It is engraved with the letters BCC. The ribbon hangs from the pin by looping around a narrow bar at the bottom. The center of the ribbon is decorated with a bar pin with the inscription, "1886", at the center. A pair of crossed hockey sticks is at the bottom of the ribbon and small square puck, holding the medal. The medal is engraved at the center with a scene of two men playing hockey indoors. Each man is wearing a plaid, knee-length suit and a short bowler hat. The engraving is encircled with a gold laurel wreath and sits above an iron cross. Between each point of the cross are carved thistles, shamrocks, maple leaves, and oak leaves.Context
Medal presented to the winning team of the 1886 Vermont Winter Carnival Hockey Tournament. The initials at the top, BCC, stand for Burlington Coasting Club, and the medal was won by the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association.Acquisition
Accession
2018.18Source or Donor
Buxton, J. Brooks (1934-2018)Acquisition Method
BequestCredit Line
In memory of J. Brooks BuxtonLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Medal, PrizeNomenclature Primary Object Term
PrizeNomenclature Sub-Class
Achievement SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
4 inWidth
1-3/4 inDiameter
1-1/16 inMaterial
Silver, Gold, Fabric, MetalRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Burlington Coasting ClubRelated Places
Place
City
BurlingtonCounty
Chittenden CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaPlace
City
MontrealState/Province
QuebecCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaInterpretative Labels
Label
Prize Medal, 1886
Metal, silk
In memory of J. Brooks Buxton, 2018.18.2ab
In 1886, the Vermont Coasting Club hosted a Winter Carnival in Burlington that boasted an attendance of 40,000. One of the highlights of the weekend--which also featured tobogganing, parades, concerts, ice yachting, and trotting races--was an exhibition hockey game between two clubs. The visiting team was the Montreal Crystals, a club team, and they faced a group of local Vermonters sponsored by a hotel called the Van Ness House. They played two ten-minute games and the Vermont team lost badly both times, but it was enough to go down in history as the first international hockey game played in America. It was also the beginning of a long tradition of hockey in Vermont.