Name/Title
Commemorative MedalEntry/Object ID
1960.81.3eDescription
Commemorative medal consisting of a bar in the shape of a warship and a round medallion. The front of medallion has a bust of a man and the inscription, "ADMIRAL GEO. W. DEWEY". The back of the medallion shows a warship with two chimneys and two masts and has the inscription, "DEWEY'S FLAG-SHIP OLYMPIA 5,800 TONS".Context
Shows Admiral George Dewey of Montpelier, VermontAcquisition
Accession
1960.81Source or Donor
Prouty, Edward H. (1871-1966)Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
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
Dewey, George (1837-1917)Related Events
Event
Spanish-American WarEvent
Dewey Day