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Object Number
999-6-10/87060A
Display Title
Medal and two studs
Descriptions
Object Description
Medal and two studs; (a) medal, gold(?) clasp with blue silk ribbon with three vertical lines of white stitches, from which hangs a gold(?) ring attached to a gold(?) disk figuring the American Eagle surrounded by a garland; engraved on the reverse: "For War Department Exceptional Civilian Service To Cora DuBois"; (b) & (c) studs, circular, of blue ribbon with three horizontal lines of white stitches on the exterior, and red, white and blue ribbon on the interior; metal screw backs
Inventory Description
Gold medal, impressed eagle and leaves, blue ribbon with white stitching
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1946
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
District of Columbia
/
Washington County
Materials
Gold, Silk, Gold?, Silk ribbon
Dimensions
Overall: 7.7 x 3.7 x 0.35 cm (3 1/16 x 1 7/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
999-6-10/87060a
Credit Line
Bequest of Cora DuBois through Tozzer Library
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Cora DuBois
(5/6/46? - 1991)
Donor
Tozzer Library
(1991 - 3/24/99)
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