Commemorative Medal

Obverse

Name/Title

Commemorative Medal

Entry/Object ID

2000.12.25

Description

Sterling silver commemorative medal. One side of the medal shows a man in an apron operating a printing press with the inscription, "WINSOR BICENTENNIAL / BIRTHPLACE OF VERMONT / STEPHEN DAYE PRESS / 1777-1977" and 14 stars around the edge. The other side shows a broken chain with the inscription, "FIRST CONSTITUTION PROHIBITING SLAVERY". The edge is etched, "Ster 39".

Context

Made to commemorate the bicentennial of the chartering of Windsor, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

2000.12

Source or Donor

Peck, Louis Provost (1918-2008)

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

Diameter

1-7/16 in

Material

Silver

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Windsor

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

US Bicentennial Celebration