Name/Title
Commemorative MedalEntry/Object ID
1981.1Description
Commemorative medal consisting of a medal and ribbon. The grosgrain ribbons is half blue and half white, with a pine at the top back. The round medal hangs from the center bottom of the ribbon and is molded with a scene of a European man standing in a canoe. Three men in representational Native American dress kneel or crouch around him. The words, "350TH CHAMPLAIN ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL", ring the edge.Context
Made to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the first sighting of Lake Champlain by a European.Acquisition
Accession
1981.1Source or Donor
Merrill, Perry Henry (1894-1993)Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
Dieges & ClustDate made
1959Place
State/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Medal, CommemorativeNomenclature Primary Object Term
CommemorativeNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallDiameter
1-1/2 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
Lake
Lake ChamplainCity
BurlingtonCounty
Chittenden CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaRelated Events
Event
350th Champlain Anniversary Festival