Medal

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Medal Front

Name/Title

Medal

Entry/Object ID

2013.38.8

Description

Small gold bar with pin on back. Semi-circle top with fan-like pattern encircling the date 1901 and the words LADIES OF THE G.A.R. in gold letters on a red banner. The top piece is attached to a beige ribbon with a cold medal hanging from the bottom. The medal is stamped across the top with the words "35TH NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT" and "CLEVELAND OHIO" across the bottom. In the center is a metal coin of sorts with the image of a group of women in the center

Context

Worn to the 1901 National GAR Encampment in Cleveland, Ohio, by the wife of Emery L. Smith

Acquisition

Accession

2013.38

Source or Donor

Sheperd, Martha

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1901

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

3-1/8 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Material

Metal, Ribbon

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic

Related Places

Place

City

Cleveland

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America