Grand Army of the Republic pendant owned by Marquis Peterson: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A Grand Army of the Republic pendant owned by Marquis Peterson. The pendant is attached to a bronze watch chain. The front side of the pendant has the Massachusetts state seal and motto. The back side of the pendant has the Grand Army of the Republic seal. The seal shows a sailor and soldier next to American flags. They are shaking hands in front of Lady Liberty. A kneeling woman and a standing child with raised arms are between the sailor and soldier. Embossed lettering in a circle around the figures reads “1861 GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC VETERAN 1866.” Embossed around the seal is “GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC” again. Embossed below the seal is “ADOPTED / 1892.”

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1892-1896
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Owned by: Marquis Peterson, American, 1832 - 1896
• Subject of: Grand Army of the Republic, American, 1866 - 1956
• Type: chains
• Type: pendants (jewelry)
• Medium: brass
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 13 3/4 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (34.9 × 3.5 × 0.6 cm)
• Place used: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Free communities of color
• Topic: Military
• Topic: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
• Topic: United States Colored Troops
• Object number: 2017.78.8
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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