Prize Medal

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Prize Medal

Entry/Object ID

1928.15.1b

Description

Large lead medal molded on one side with a right-facing bust of a bearded man. The man has no hair on the top of his head, and is wearing a suit and bowtie. The inscription, "GEORGE FRANKLIN EDMUNDS" spans the top, and the dates 1828 and 1919 flank the bust. The reverse is blank.

Context

One-sided prototype of a prize medal awarded by the Vermont Historical Society

Acquisition

Accession

1928.15

Source or Donor

Spargo, John

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Keck, Charles

Date made

1919

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Casting

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Medal, Prize

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Prize

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Depth

1/4 in

Diameter

2-1/2 in

Material

Lead

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Edmunds, George Franklin (1828-1919)

Person or Organization

Vermont Historical Society