Union County Meet medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1927
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Dieges & Clust, American, founded 1898
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Union County Meet medal awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1927. The medal is silver colored, rectangular, and has a round bezel with a jump ring. In the center of the obverse of the medal is a relief depiction of the Winged Victory of Samothrace statue on a rectangular plinth. Below the proper left wing of the headless statue is relief text that reads [UNION / COUNTY / MEET / 1927]. Next to the proper right leg of the statue is a laurel branch. On the reverse of the medal is a relief depiction of a laurel branch and an inscription that reads, [G-S / Class B / Boys / 75 YD. DASH]. Along the bottom edge is a stamped maker’s mark for Dieges & Clust, an eagle’s head in profile above three spearhead shaped banners with the text [D], [&], and [C] stamped inside each banner. Below is the text, [STERLING / DIEGES & CLUST].
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Union County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2014.63.105.1.105
objectType: label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: sterling silver
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 1 9/16 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (4 × 2.3 × 0.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 7/16 × 7/8 × 1/8 in. (3.6 × 2.3 × 0.3 cm)