Collection Highlights
Portrait of Six Young Women Seated in a Turkish Corner
Date:
Object Number:
PR.120.1.3.SIX
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
INV.4128
Date:
ca. 1914
Medium:
metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: x 1 1/2 x 4 in. ( 0 x 3.8 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Metal pin-back bar embossed with the word "SOUVENIR" attached to a piece of red, white and blue-striped ribbon with a military-style medallion at the bottom. Medallion shaped as a circle with four square pieces around it that read "AUG. 31/1914/SEP. 5/MICH." Center of medallion contains a five-pointed star with "G A R" around it, and "48TH NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT/DETROIT" embossed on the outer edge.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
