Tennis Championship medal
MakerMade by
Unknown
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)
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
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.
Object number1986.149.8a-b
InscribedInside cover of box, handwritten in pencil: "1917./ July 4th"Outside bottom of box, handwritten in pencil: "Mr. Bridgman"
Medal recto, inscribed: "CITY OF HARTFORD/ CONNECTICUT/ TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP"
Medal verso, engraved: "2ND PRIZE"
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