Name/Title
Commemorative RibbonEntry/Object ID
1961.32.1Description
Commemorative ribbon consisting of a double bar, a ribbon, and a medallion. The bars are both rectangular, with one hanging below the other by two eye rings. The top bar says, "NEW YORK", and the bottom bar says, "GVEST". The red grosgrain ribbon is looped through a wire at the back of the top bar, and a round medallion hangs from the bottom of the ribbon. The front of the medallion is molded with a bust of a man with long hand and a wide falling collar and the inscription, "1609 1909 Champlain". The back of the medallion is molded with an image of three men in 17th-century armor standing in a canoe with the inscription, "THE TERCENTENARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN".Context
Worn by a New York participant in the celebration of the 300th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain's fist sighting of Lake ChamplainAcquisition
Accession
1961.32Source or Donor
Plumley, Charles A.Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Coin, CommemorativeNomenclature Primary Object Term
CommemorativeNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallDiameter
2 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Champlain, Samuel de (1580-1635)Related Places
Place
Lake
Lake ChamplainCity
BurlingtonCounty
Chittenden CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaRelated Events
Event
Tercentenary of the Discovery of Lake Champlain