Yorktown Sesquicentennial Medal
Artist
Pierre Turin
(1891-1968)
CultureFrench
Date1931
MediumBronze | Leather
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
InscribedOn obverse: "WASHINGTON - DE GRASSE-TILLY - ROCHAMBEAU / MDCCLXXXI-MCMXXXI". On reverse: "CAPITULATION DE YORK TOWN"/ "P. Turin"
Credit LineGift of the Comte and Comtesse de Rochambeau
Object number57.40.20
Not on view
DescriptionMedal issued to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown. On front are profiles of Washington, De Grasse-Tilly and Rochambeau, and on reverse is a map of the Yorktown battle, ships and Gloucester Point. Medal in red leather case.Exhibition History"First in the Hearts of His Countrymen: America Remembers George Washington 1732-1799," Chrysler Museum of Art, Nov. 23, 1999 - Summer 2001.
1931
Francis N. Mitchell
19th century