Medal, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Medal, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 2017.037.02
- Creator:
- Schwaab S. & S. Company
- Place of Origin:
- Milwaukee, WI
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Medal, Sons of Union Veterans. Bronze Maltese cross with circular brass center. Center piece bears Sons of Veterans coat of arms, with crossed cannons and eagle, and text "GRATIA DEI SERVATUS / 1881" in circle around monogram "SV"; Lord's Prayer on reverse. Maker's mark on reverse of bronze: "SCHWAAB S. & S. CO. / MILWAUKEE".
- Material:
- Metal
Bronze
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-1.7 W-1.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Originally owned by Adeline E. (Gray) Brown Bonner (1887-1946) of Concord, NH, a member of the Department of New Hampshire, Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and then by her daughter, Frances L. Brown (1916-2005) of Concord.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Sharon Gordon
- Subjects:
- Civil War, Grand Army of the Republic, Eagle, Crosses, Cannons, Lord's Prayer
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