Accession Number: 2019.5.3
Description: Bronze-colored medal has an engraving of an angel holding a lighted torch and the inscription "The American Foundation for the Blind" on the front; reverse is inscribed "For Outstanding Service to the Blind," with "Donald Blasch/1977" engraved beneath; embossed half-wreath of leaves is at bottom; signature cast into obverse below the angel, "Parmenia"; medal is framed in a molded wooden shadow box and rests in a Plexiglass cradle with a mirrored background.
Height: 9.125
Width: 9.375
Depth: 2
Date Made: 1977
Maker: Ekstrom, Parmenia Migel
Collection: AER O&M Division C. Warren Bledsoe Archives
History/Provenance: AER O&M Division C. Warren Bledsoe Archives
Subjects: Awards
Dimension Notes: overall, within frame
Material: Bronze, wood, glass
Updated: 05/05/2020
