Lafayette College Medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1933
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Issued by
content: Lafayette College, American, founded 1826
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Lafayette College medal for a track and field event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1933. The gold toned medal is rectangular with beveled corners. There is a molded pin that at the top and bottom of the medal. The top of the pin is a bezel attached to a jump ring and the bottom ends in a thin point with thick molded bands framing the top and bottom of the medal. The surface of the medal is black enamel. In the center of the black enamel is a gold, metal relief depiction of an athlete in a runner’s starting position. He is crouched down facing the right edge of the medal with his proper left toes on the ground, his fingertips on the ground in front of him, and his proper right leg slightly behind him. On the reverse of the medal, engraved in the center, is text that reads [LAFAYETTE / COLLEGE / 1933].
place: label: Place used
content: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
setName: label: See more items in
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: A2014.63.105.1.42
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: enamel on metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 1 3/8 × 1/2 × 1/4 in. (3.5 × 1.2 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 1/4 × 1/2 × 1/8 in. (3.2 × 1.2 × 0.4 cm)