Medal
- Object Name:
- Medal
- Object ID:
- 2005.048.18
- Creator:
- Jones, Thomas H. -- Designer
- Date:
- 1946
- Description:
- World War II Victory Medal. Owned by Lt. Robert Irving Blair (1908-2005) of Newport, NH. Bronze. Circular medal suspended from a silk ribbon. Obverse: female figure of Liberation standing full length with head turned to left looking to the dawn of a new day, right foot resting on a war god's helmet with the hilt of a broken sword in the right hand and the broken blade in the left hand; she is flanked by the inscription "WORLD WAR II"; letters "TJ", bottom right. Reverse: inscriptions for the Four Freedoms: "FREEDOM / FROM FEAR AND WANT / FREEDOM OF SPEECH / AND RELIGION" separated by a palm branch, all within a circle composed of the words "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 1941-1945". Ribbon: wide vertical red stripe flanked by narrow rainbow stripes, attached to brass bar pin.
- Material:
- Metal
Bronze
Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- H-3 D-0.1 Dia-1.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of collection of World War II material owned by Lt. Robert Irving Blair (1908-2005) of Newport, NH. Donated by his daughter.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Sarah Brown
- People:
- Blair, Robert Irving (1908-2005)
- Subjects:
- World War II, Military service, Medals, Freedom of speech, Freedom of religion
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