Grand Army of the Republic pendant owned by Marquis Peterson
date: label: Date
content: 1892-1896
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Marquis Peterson, American, 1832 - 1896
label: Subject of
content: Grand Army of the Republic, American, 1866 - 1956
notes: label: Description
content: A Grand Army of the Republic pendant owned by Marquis Peterson. The pendant is attached to a bronze watch chain. The front side of the pendant has the Massachusetts state seal and motto. The back side of the pendant has the Grand Army of the Republic seal. The seal shows a sailor and soldier next to American flags. They are shaking hands in front of Lady Liberty. A kneeling woman and a standing child with raised arms are between the sailor and soldier. Embossed lettering in a circle around the figures reads “1861 GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC VETERAN 1866.” Embossed around the seal is “GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC” again. Embossed below the seal is “ADOPTED / 1892.”
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: United States Colored Troops
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
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: 2017.78.8
objectType: label: Type
content: chains
label: Type
content: pendants (jewelry)
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: brass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 13 3/4 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (34.9 × 3.5 × 0.6 cm)