Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Badge |
Catalog Number |
TBMR-252.1 |
Date |
1917 |
Description |
A 3 part commemorative badge. On the top is an ornate stamped brass rectangle bar-pin with a white paper insert that reads: "VIRGINIA" in black letters. On the back is a clasp in and a ribbon bar that is connected to a red rectangular satin ribbon with 2 crossed cannons and 3 cannon balls in the middle with the words: "GETTYSBURG 1917" also in gold printing. It is attached to a round brass and tin celluloid covered medal with a yellowed photo and black letters that read :"GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE UNVEILING JUNE 8, 1917." In the center of the medal is a depiction of an equestrian statue of Robert E. Lee. |
Dimensions |
W-2.5 L-4.75 Dia-1.75 inches |
Owned |
Sandy Grant |
Owner Regiment |
Co. B, "Otey's Battery" |
Made |
Whitehead and Hoag Company, Newark, New Jersey, USA |
Event |
Monument unveiling - State of Virginia, Gettysburg, PA, 1917 |
Provenance |
A commemorative badge commemorating the unveiling of the Robert E. Lee equestrian statue in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on June 8, 1917. |
People |
Grant, Alexander (Sandy) |
Search Terms |
Battle of Gettysburg Monument unveiling - State of Virginia, Gettysburg, PA, 1917 |
Subjects |
Monuments & memorials |