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Committee badge, George Washington inauguration centennial

1889
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Gold, silk
Overall: 4 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 10.8 x 4.4 cm )
Part (Badge): 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Gift of Stuyvesant Fish
1945.153
This gold medal was worn by Governor Hamilton Fish, president of the committee which organized the 1889 centennial celebration of George Washington's first presidential inauguration.
DescriptionGold badge worn by the president of the George Washington inauguration centennial committee; badge suspended from two bars linked by chains; top bar "NEW YORK 1789-1889 GW"; lower bar engraved "PRESIDENT"; obverse of badge with profile bust of Goerge Washington facing left with tied fasces to right, with "PATER PATRIA / MDCC LXXXIX" and "GEORGE WASHINGTON"; reverse has eagle with shield and motto, and "TO COMMEMORATE THE INAUGURATION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AS FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT NEW YORK APRIL XXXTH MDCLXXXIX - BY AUTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE ON CELEBRATION NEW-YORK APRIL XXXTH MCDDDLXXXIX"; ivory colored silk ribbon with fringed end.
MarkingsStamp: on reverse of upper bar: "TIFFANY / & CO."
ClassificationsMEDALS
Badge
Tiffany & Co.
1889
1952.436
Ribbon badge
Tiffany & Co.
1889
Z.3448ab
Ribbon badge
Tiffany & Co.
1889
INV.3240
Badge
Tiffany & Co.
1889
1942.253f
Badge
Tiffany & Co.
1889
1942.253g
Badge
Tiffany & Co.
1889
1942.253i
Badge
Tiffany & Co.
1889
1942.253l
Badge
Tiffany & Co.
1889
1942.253j
Badge
Tiffany & Co.
1889
1942.253k
Badge
Tiffany & Co.
1889
1942.253a
Badge
Tiffany & Co.
1889
1942.253d