Commemorative Medal

medal

Name/Title

Commemorative Medal

Entry/Object ID

2004.19.22

Description

Bronze commemorative medal. One side of the medal is molded with the inscription, "TOWN OF SPRINGFIELD . VERMONT . 1761" around the edge and an image of a man in shorts and v-necked shirt holding a scroll and mallet in front of a field scene. The other side is molded with the inscription, "VALLEY OF PRECISION . U.S.-VERMONT BICENTENNIAL 1776 . 1777", around the edge. The center is separated into three sections: one shows a raised log cabin labeled, "CROWN POINT BLOCKHOUSE 1760"; one shows a small clapboard building labeled, "EUREKA SCHOOLHOUSE 1785-1900"; and one shows a building with a large telescope labeled, "STELLAFANE OBSERVATORY 1923".

Context

Made to commemorate the US Bicentennial.

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

Brass

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Springfield

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

* Untyped Place

Valley of Precision

Related Events

Event

US Bicentennial Celebration