Commemorative Medal

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Commemorative Medal

Entry/Object ID

2004.19.20

Description

Sterling Silver commemorative medal. One side of the medal is molded with waves across the middle with the inscription, "VERMONT 77 BICENTENNIAL BURLINGTON" above. The other side of the medal is molded with the inscription, "BURLINGTON HARBOR / 1858" around the edge and a scene of ships in water with the Burlington cityscape in the background.

Context

Reportedly made to commemorate the US Bicentennial celebration, but no information was found as to who had the medal produced. Small note with the medal says Preston's , 2-76, $15, #379, which is perhaps a reference to the medal's cost and the store at which it was sold, Preston's jewelry, once located in downtown Burlington and run by at least three generations of Prestons, Frank, William Sr. and William Jr. and perhaps Sandy, until it closed in 1994.

Acquisition

Accession

2004.19

Source or Donor

Partridge, Sanborn (1915-2013)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

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

Depth

1/8 in

Diameter

1-1/2 in

Material

Silver

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Lake

Lake Champlain