Union High School, Frederick A. Doll Award awarded to James Peacock: Museum Object and Cultural History

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Union High School, Frederick A. Doll Award awarded to James Peacock in 1926. The medal consists of a gold toned bar pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a silver medal. The pin has “C” clasp closure on the back and a bar that hold the ribbon. The ribbon is crimped to the front of the bar at each corner. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is an octagonal, silver colored medal held in place with two (2) jump rings. In a circular frame in the center of the obverse of the medal is a relief depiction of an athlete in profile, crouching in a four point start position, and facing the left edge of the medal. A laurel wreath frames the runner. A scroll and a shield below the runner has engraved text that reads [ATHLETICS] and [1926]. The center of the reverse of the medal is inscribed [FREDERICK A. DOLL / AWARD / · U · H · S · / JAMES PEACOCK]. Along the bottom edge is a stamped maker’s mark for Dieges & Clust, an eagle’s head in profile above three spearhead shaped banners with the text [D], [&], and [C] stamped inside each banner. Below is the text, [STERLING / DIEGES & CLUST].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1926
• Manufactured by: Dieges & Clust, American, founded 1898
• Issued by: Union High School, American
• Received by: James Peacock Jr., American, born 1908
• Subject of: Frederick A. Doll, American, 1873 - 1934
• Subject of: Union High School, American
• Type: pins (fasteners)
• Type: medals
• Medium: sterling silver and metal with silk, dye and thread
• Dimensions: H x W x D (overall): 2 1/2 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (6.3 × 3.4 × 0.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (pin): 1/4 × 1 5/16 × 1/4 in. (0.7 × 3.4 × 0.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (ribbon): 1 1/8 × 1 5/16 × 1/4 in. (2.8 × 3.4 × 0.7 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (medal): 1 1/4 × 1 1/8 × 1/16 in. (3.1 × 2.8 × 0.2 cm)
• Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place used: Union City, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Children
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Sports
• Topic: Track and field
• Object number: A2014.63.105.1.109
• 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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