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Gift of Mrs. Grace Clarkson Wilcox, 1935.2.92 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
General Society of Colonial Wars WWI Service Cross
Gift of Mrs. Grace Clarkson Wilcox, 1935.2.92 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

General Society of Colonial Wars WWI Service Cross

MakerMade by Tiffany & Company American, founded 1837
Original OwnerOriginally owned by Dr. Reynold Webb Wilcox American, 1856 - 1931
Dateafter 1919
MediumBronze, fabric
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 3 7/8 × 1 5/8in. (9.8 × 4.1cm)
ClassificationsSocial Groups
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Grace Clarkson Wilcox
DescriptionA medal awarded by the General Society of Colonial Wars to members who served in World War I. The ribbon is red with a narrow, white edged stripe. The medal is in round in the center with four pointed cross arms extending from the center. In the center of the medal is a relief image of a Native American man. The reverse side has text.
Object number1935.2.92
MarkingsRecto, inscribed: "FORTITER PRO PATRIA"

Verso, engraved: "TIFFANY & CO. BRONZE M/ FRONEE/ 393"

Verso, inscribed: "PRESENTED/ BY THE/ GENERAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS/ TO ITS MEMBERS WHO SERVED IN THE/ ARMY OR NAVY/ OF THE UNITED STATES/ OF AMERICA/ 1917-1919' TIFFANY & CO."
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    Not on view
    Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Sanderson Cushman, 1964.101.5 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    about 1934
    Gift of Mrs. Grace Clarkson Wilcox, 1935.2.119 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Dr. Reynold Webb Wilcox
    Gift of William P. Conklin, 1966.27.2 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Bent & Bush
    1862
    Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.61 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    A. E. Betts
    after 1914
    Gift of Roger P. Welles, 1972.8.8.10 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Rear Admiral Roger Welles
    1898-1903
    Gift of Mrs. Harold G. Holcombe, 1971.11.12 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    after 1927
    Gift of Mrs. J. H. K. Davis, 1959.34.13 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    about 1904