Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
1942-1945
1946.89a-c
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
American Friends of Lafayette Commemorative Medal
Title
American Friends of Lafayette Commemorative Medal
Date
1934
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Description
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing standing figure of Lafayette, with right arm leaning onto pedestal with busts of Washington and Franklin and inscription: "AMERICA'S/ADOPTED/SON"; legend above: "mdcclvii LAFAYETTE mdcccxxxiv."; date in exergue: "1934." Reverse depicts sword intertwined with branches of laurel, oak, and palm at center; surrounding inscription: "THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LAFAYETTE -/- MAY XX - MCMXXXIV/CENTENARY OF HIS DEATH."
Credit Line
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number
1934.21
Marks
Inscription: edge, lower center: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y."
Inscription: obverse, in exergue, at center: "JF" within circle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
