Brussels International Exposition medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1935
name: label: Manufactured by
content: J. Fonson et Cie, Belgian, founded 1827
label: Designed by
content: Armand Bonnetain, Belgian, 1883 - 1973
label: Issued by
content: Brussels International Exposition of 1935, Belgian, 1935 - 1935
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Brussels International Exposition of 1935 (Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles) bronze medal awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1935. The medal is rectangular in shape with a slightly rounded top edge. A relief, winged Nike is centrally depicted, standing behind a rectangular block. Her arms are extended outwards and she is holding bouquets of flowers with streaming ribbons in both of her hands. Swaths of fabric are draped over her arms. The block is engraved with the text [BRUSSELS / TO / MR PEACOCK]. Stamped at the bottom of the medal is the text [EXPOSITION UNIVERSELE / ET INTERNATIONALE / 1935 / ALGEMEENE WERELD / TENTOONSTELLING]. Stamped along the right bottom edge is the text, [BONNETAIN]. The back of the medal is blank. Along the bottom edge of the medal is a stamped maker’s mark that reads [J. FONSON].
place: label: Place made
content: Brussels, Belgium, Europe
label: Place used
content: Brussels, Belgium, Europe
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: A2014.63.105.1.38
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: bronze
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 9/16 × 3 1/8 × 1/8 in. (6.5 × 7.9 × 0.3 cm)