Trophy

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Trophy

Entry/Object ID

2001.50.4a

Description

Gold plastic trophy in the shape of a baseball mitt. The mitt is formed to hold a baseball. The stem of the trophy formed from two crossed baseball bats with a ball in the center. The trophy sits on a wooden pedestal with a small plaque on the front reading, "VERMONT EXPOS/COMMUNITY FIRST PITCH/2000".

Context

In celebration of the new millennium, the trophy and its accompanying ball were sent around the state of Vermont, stopping at one town in each county to be signed by a town official and Governor Howard Dean.

Acquisition

Accession

2001.50

Source or Donor

Vermont Expos

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Engraving Bench & Fine Gifts, Inc.

Date made

2000 - 2001

Place

Village

Essex Junction

Town

Essex

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Trophy

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Prize

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

12 in

Width

5 in

Material

Leather, Plastic, Wood

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dean, Howard Brush (b. 1948)