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Commemorative Medal
Commemorative Medal

Commemorative Medal

Date1894
MediumYellow metal, fabric
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height of medal x diameter of hanging medallion): 3 7/8 x 1 1/2in. (9.8 x 3.8cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Annie F. Kellogg
Object number1961.103.2
InscribedThe top of the medal is stamped "1894/ HARTFORD". The hanging medallion below the red ribbon on the medal has markings on both sides. On the front, the words "DEPARTMENT OF CONN." curve along the top edge, and "G.A.R." is printed on the bottom egde. On the back, the words "POST NUBILA PHOEBUS." curve along the top edge.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Locket with Flag Fragment
    Sergeant Major Robert Hale Kellogg
    Flag used 1864
    Monocle and Case
    Joseph I. Cantarow
    1900-1920
    Dress
    Eltruda Hale
    1815-1820, with later alteration
    Gift of Ada Louise Taylor, 1956.63.9a-c  Photograph by David Stansbury.  © 2009 The Connecticut…
    Nancy Hale
    1802
    Gift of Susan Goodrich Motycka in memory of my father John Quincy Goodrich, 2013.74.1  © 2013 T…
    Deborah Hale Edwards Goodrich
    1876
    Gift of Marion M. Foskett, 1999.43.4 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    George Gilbert Shepard
    1918
    Basket
    Nathan Hale
    about 1760-1775
    Chapeau Bras and Original Box
    Major Samuel Deming
    1800-1805