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Gift of Elizabeth Bridgman Girouard, 1986.149.8a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Tennis Championship medal
Gift of Elizabeth Bridgman Girouard, 1986.149.8a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Tennis Championship medal

Dateabout 1917
Mediumbronze; silk; velvet; cardboard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions ((a) length x width): 3 × 1 1/2in. (7.6 × 3.8cm) Primary Dimensions ((b) height x width x depth): 3/4 × 2 1/8 × 3 3/8in. (1.9 × 5.4 × 8.6cm)
ClassificationsSocial Events
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Bridgman Girouard
Object number1986.149.8a-b
DescriptionA second prize Tennis Championship medal (a). The ribbon is red, white, and blue vertical stripes. The medal suspended from the ribbon has a raised, circular seal of the City of Hartford in the upper left. Beneath the seal is a relief image of two tennis rackets. A ribbon beneath the rackets says "TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP." The medal is in its original box (b). The box is blue and white cardboard with a white velvet pad inside.
Status
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