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2023-322, Medal Box
Erie Canal Medal Box
2023-322, Medal Box

Erie Canal Medal Box

Dateca. 1826
Maker Duncan Phyfe
OriginAmerica, New York, New York City
MediumWood, paper, and ink
DimensionsDiameter: 2 1/16"; Thickness: 9/16"
Credit LineGift of John Kraljevich
Object number2023-322
DescriptionRound wooden box for an Erie Canal medal, with a paper label pasted inside each half. One reads "THIS BOX was made of a piece of wood brought from Erie in the first Canal Boat" with "THE SENECA CHIEF." below. The other has an image of an eagle on a half globe, facing left, with "PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK" above.
ProvenanceJohn Kraljevich (Fort Mill, SC); 2023-present, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)