Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
David J. Palmer, 49th National Encamptment Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
Z.3245
Medium:
metal and fabric
Dimensions:
4 x 2 inches
Description:
round medal with profile portrait of David J. Palmer, verso: "COMMANDER IN CHIEF'S STAFF, WASHINGTON D.C., G.A.R. 50th ANNIVERSARY OF GRAND REVIEW 1865-1915, attached yellow ribbon with text STAFF 49TH ENCAMPMENT with decorative metal clasp with eagle crest and text: E. PLURIEUS UNUM, back states: J.K. DAVISON, PHILA.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
