New York Athletic Club medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: February 18, 1939
name: label: Manufactured by
content: R. Stoll Inc., American
label: Issued by
content: New York Athletic Club, American, founded 1868
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: A New York Athletic Club medal awarded to Eulace Peacock on February 18, 1939 for the 60 Yard Sprint Scratch event. The medal consists of a gold toned bar pin holding a red and white striped ribbon attached to a medal. The pin has a safety pin closure on the back and a bar that holds the ribbon. The ribbon is crimped to the front of the bar at each corner. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a bronze colored medal held in place with two (2) jump rings. The bronze medal is clover shaped and has a round jump ring threaded through the top that is attached to the jump ring hanging from the bottom of the ribbon. In the center of the obverse of the medal is a relief depiction of a laurel branch and a winged foot. Printed in relief below the winged foot is the text, [NYAC]. On the reverse of the medal is relief text around the edges of the medal that reads [· INDOOR GAMES · FEB. 18TH 1939 ·]. Engraved in the center, is text that reads [60 YD. / SPRINT / SCRATCH]. Along the bottom edge is a stamped maker’s mark for R. Stoll Inc., [R. STOLL INC. N.Y.].
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
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: A2014.63.105.1.70
objectType: label: Type
content: pins (fasteners)
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: metal with silk, dye and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 2 13/16 × 1 5/16 × 5/16 in. (7.2 × 3.4 × 0.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (pin): 5/16 × 1 5/16 × 1/4 in. (0.8 × 3.4 × 0.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ribbon): 2 13/16 × 1 3/8 × 5/16 in. (7.2 × 3.5 × 0.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 5/16 × 1 1/4 × 1/8 in. (3.3 × 3.2 × 0.3 cm)