Collection Highlights
Front View of St. Peter's Church with the intended steeple
Date:
1785
Object Number:
PR.McComb.4.70
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Committee badge, George Washington inauguration centennial
Object Number:
803ab
Date:
1889
Medium:
Bronze, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 8.3 x 4.1 cm )
Diameter (of badge): 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Marks:
Inscription: on top of box: "Frederic Gallatin Army Committee"
Description:
Bronze badge worn by a member of the George Washington inauguration centennial committee; badge suspended from two bars linked by chains; top bar "NEW YORK 1789-1889 GW"; lower bar engraved "ARMY COMMITTEE"; obverse of badge with profile bust of George Washington facing left with tied fasces to right, with "PATER PATRIA / MDCC LXXXIX" and "GEORGE WASHINGTON"; reverse has eagle with shield and motto, and "TO COMMEMORATE THE INAUGURATION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AS FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT NEW YORK APRIL XXXTH MDCLXXXIX - BY AUTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE ON CELEBRATION NEW-YORK APRIL XXXTH MCDDDLXXXIX"; light blue silk ribbon. Original cardboard box printed on cover: "GEORGE WASHINGTON / INAUGURATION / CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION / 1889" and "TIFFANY & CO."
Gallery Label:
This badge was worn by Frederick Gallatin (1841-1927), who served on the Army Committee of the George Washington inauguration centennial celebration in 1889.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
