Medal: National Society Colonial Daughters of America
medalist
Unknown
Dateabout 1917
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumGilded metal with grosgrain ribbon
Dimensions4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsMedals and Medallions
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM11n10.a
eMuseum ID722353
EmbARK ObjectID15139
TMS Source ID3744
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesJennings Hood and Charles J. Young. American Orders & Societies and Their Decorations (Philadelphia, 1917), pp. 33-34.
Tanya Karpiak. "The medallic secrets of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum." The Medal (Autumn 2014), pp. 20-21, fig. 11.
Tanya Karpiak. "The medallic secrets of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum." The Medal (Autumn 2014), pp. 20-21, fig. 11.
MarksNotesInscribed (obverse, outer edge): Awarded by the National Society Colonial Daughters
Inscribed in relief (reverse): The war for liberty medal for the promotion of patriotic education
Inscribed in relief (reverse): The war for liberty medal for the promotion of patriotic education
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
