Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts medal, United States, 1852
date: label: date made
content: 1852
label: date on object
content: 1791
notes: label: Description
content: Starting in the 1780s, leading Americans, including many doctors, worked through charities known as humane societies to promote the rescue and resuscitation of drowning victims. The societies collaborated closely with foreign humane societies in recognition that in a maritime world, saving lives on the water was a common cause.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place of issue
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.1039.0008
label: catalog number
content: 1986.1039.0008
label: accession number
content: 1986.1039
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .45 cm x 5.7 cm; 3/16 in x 2 1/4 in