Artist/Maker
Whitehead & Hoag Co.
(Newark, New Jersey, 1892 – 1959)
Related person
John André
(British, 1750 – 1780)
Award medal: Van Wert, Paulding, and Williams
ca. 1930
Place madeUnited States, North America
White metal
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 11/16 x 3/16 in. ( 6.3 x 4.3 x 0.4 cm )
Presented to the N-YHS by Whitehead & Hoag Co., 1930
1524
This replica may have been produced by Whitehead & Hoag to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the capture of British spy Major John André in 1780.
DescriptionWhite metal struck replica of award medal presented to the captors of Major John Andre: Van Wert, Paulding and Williams; obverse of oval medal bears a rococo shield at center, flanked by laurel and floral branches with scroll above inscribed: "FIDELITY"; reverse contains space at center with inscription: "FACSIMILE/MEDAL/GIVEN/PATRIOTS/VAN WERT,/PAULDING/&/WILLIAMS," surrounded by floral branches; legend: "AMOR/PATRIAE VINCIT."ClassificationsMEDALS
