GAR 1890 Boston National Encampment medallion owned by Marquis Peterson
date: label: Date
content: 1890
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Marquis Peterson, American, 1832 - 1896
notes: label: Description
content: A Grand Army of the Republic medallion from the 1890 Boston National Encampment owned by Marquis Peterson. The medallion is silver and has a hole drilled in the top. The frontside of the medallion 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 circles the seal around the edge and reads “FRATERNITY CHARITY LOYALTY” at top and “1861 VETERAN 1866” at the bottom. The back of the medallion the Massachusetts state seal and motto. Embossed lettering circles the seal around the edge of the medallion. The top reads “TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT G.A.R.” The bottom reads “BOSTON AUG. 1890.”
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: 2017.78.9
objectType: label: Type
content: medallions (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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 3/8 × 1 3/8 × 1/8 in. (3.5 × 3.5 × 0.3 cm)