Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
George Washington Inaugural Medal and Ribbon
Object Number:
Z.3597
Medium:
metal and fabric
Dimensions:
3 1/4 x 1 3/4 inches
Description:
round silver medal with profile portrait, border text, "1789 centennial inauguration 1889", verso: building in text: "IN OLD FEDERAL BUILDING", border text: "WASHINGTON TAKING OATH OF OFFICE NEW YORK 1789" attatched to American flag ribbon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
