Medal, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Medal, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 2011.035.04
- Creator:
- Pilgrim Badge Company
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1948
- Description:
- Commemorative medal, Spanish-American War, 1948. Cast bronze cross with text, "SPANISH WAR VETERANS / 1898 - 1902" in band around figures of soldiers, and "CUBA", "PUERTO RICO", "PHILIPPINE / ISLANDS", and "U.S.A." on arms of cross. Reverse: "PILGRIM BADGE / BOSTON". Suspended from horizontal bronze pin by red and orange silk ribbon imprinted in gold, "50TH / ANNIVERSARY / FIRST N.H. VOL. INF. / 1898-1948 / DEPT. OF N.H. / CONCORD / MAY 8, 1948".
- Material:
- Metal
Bronze
Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- H-3.8 W-1.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired by donor from a dealer.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mark McMorrow
- Subjects:
- Anniversaries, Commemorative objects, Crosses, Medals, Ribbons, Soldiers, Veterans, Veterans' organizations
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