Plaque for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin L. Powell
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1989-1993
name: label: Created by
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
label: Received by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: United States Department of Defense
notes: label: Caption
content: This plaque was part of a presentation case that was given to General Colin Powell during his tenure as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989-1993). The case included fifteen streamers, seven seals, and this engraved metal plaque that reads, in part, "Presented to General Colin L. Powell ... with respect and admiration from the men and women of the United States Armed Forces."
label: Description
content: A black metal and acrylic commemorative plaque presented by the United States Armed Forces to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin L. Powell. This small self-standing curved plaque features a reflective metal face plate with an engraved message reading: [Presented to / GENERAL COLIN L. POWELL / Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff / with respect and admiration / from / The Men and Women of the United States Armed Forces].
place: label: Place depicted
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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, Gift of Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.3
objectType: label: Type
content: plaques
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: metal on acrylic with Velcro (TM)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 1 7/8 in. (9.5 × 8.9 × 4.8 cm)