Commemorative Medal

Name/Title

Commemorative Medal

Entry/Object ID

2020.18.4a-b

Description

Bronze commemorative medal. One side is molded with a scene of a church in a field with the inscription, "TOWN OF WEATHERSFIELD VERMONT" around the edge. The other side is separated into 6 wedges around a central circle with the inscription, "CHARTERED 1761". Clockwise from top, the wedges show a sheep, a crane pulling granite from a quarry, a spinning wheel, an obelisk, a large 19-bay building, and a covered bridge. The medal is accompanied by a small informational booklet.

Context

Made to commemorate the founding of Weathersfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2020.18

Source or Donor

Marchant, Charles

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1976 - 1977

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Medal, Commemorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Commemorative

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Diameter

1-7/16 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Weathersfield

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America