AFB Migel Medal

Medal, Commemorative

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