Commemorative Medal

Name/Title

Commemorative Medal

Entry/Object ID

1981.1

Description

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

1981.1

Source or Donor

Merrill, Perry Henry (1894-1993)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Dieges & Clust

Date made

1959

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

1-1/2 in

Material

Metal, Ribbon

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Lake

Lake Champlain

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

350th Champlain Anniversary Festival