Name/Title
Commemorative RibbonEntry/Object ID
1961.29Description
Commemorative ribbon consisting of a bar, ribbon, and medallion. The bar is molded with the word, "GUEST". The grosgrain ribbon is striped red, white, and blue, and looped through a wire at the back of the bar. The front of the medallion shows a bust of a man wearing military clothing with large epaulets and the inscription, "DEO NOBIS MAGNAM VICTORIAM DARE PLACUIT" ("God has given us victory and decided"). The back of the medallion has the inscription, "MACDONOUGH CENTENNIAL VERGENNES, VERMONT. SEPTEMBER 6-9, 1914".Context
Worn to the centennial celebration of the Battle of Plattsburgh. Shipwrights in Vergennes were instrumental in building the American ships utilized in the battle.Acquisition
Accession
1961.29Source or Donor
Suffage, ArchivesAcquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Ribbon, CommemorativeNomenclature Primary Object Term
CommemorativeNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Macdonough, Thomas, Jr. (1783-1825)Related Places
Place
City
VergennesCounty
Addison CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America