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Object Number
997-22-10/74966
Display Title
Commemorative ribbon, George Peabody
Descriptions
Object Description
Ribbon printed "PEABODY RECEPTION, OCTOBER 9th, 1856, 'EDUCATION - A debt due from present to future generations.'" The ribbon has image of George Peabody.
Inventory Description
Ribbon, white, commemorative, with portrait and text, sheering damage
Classification
- Ribbon
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1856
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
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Essex County
/
Peabody
Materials
Silk?, Silk cloth, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 19.2 x 7.2 cm (7 9/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Peabody Reception / October 9th / 1856 / "Education - A debt due from present to
Credit Line
Gift of C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky
Provenance
Collector
Prof. C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky
(9/23/97)
Donor
Prof. C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky
(9/23/97)
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