Medal

Manufacturer The Whitehead and Hoag Co.

CultureAmerican

Date1931

MediumGilded brass

DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)

Inscribed"150th Anniversary of the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis Yorktown Virginia October 19th 1781"

Credit LineGift of Lela Marshall Hine

Object number57.40.17

Not on view

Label TextWhitehead & Hoag American Yorktown Sesquicentennial Medal, 1931 Gilded brass Obverse inscriptions: GEORGE WASHINGTON / YORKTOWN MONUMENT Reverse inscriptions: 1781 / 1931 / 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SURRENDER OF LORD CORNWALLIS AT YORKTOWN VIRGINIA 19TH 1781 Gift of Lela Marshall Hine 57.40.17Exhibition History"First in the Hearts of His Countrymen: America Remembers George Washington 1732-1799," Chrysler Museum of Art, Nov. 23, 1999 - Summer 2001.