Museum Collections
Luce Center
Committee badge, George Washington inauguration centennial
Object Number:
1945.153
Date:
1889
Medium:
Gold, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 10.8 x 4.4 cm )
Diameter (of badge): 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Marks:
Stamp: on reverse of upper bar: "TIFFANY / & CO."
Description:
Gold badge worn by the president 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 "PRESIDENT"; obverse of badge with profile bust of Goerge 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"; ivory colored silk ribbon with fringed end.
Gallery Label:
This gold medal was worn by Governor Hamilton Fish, president of the committee which organized the 1889 centennial celebration of George Washington's first presidential inauguration.
Credit Line:
Gift of Stuyvesant Fish
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.