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

DescriptionSouvenir medal issued in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the surrender of Cornwallis.

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.