Object Details
- recipient
- Ellington, Duke
- Description
- This Presidential Medal of Freedom was presented to Duke Ellington by President Richard Nixon on April 29, 1969. It is a red, white, and blue enamel gold-tone medal on a sash of blue ribbon with white edges. In original wooden box lined with fabric. The box also contains a smaller pin version of the medal and a small eagle pin.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- presentation date
- 1969
- ID Number
- 1989.0369.345
- accession number
- 1989.0369
- catalog number
- 1989.0369.345
- Object Name
- medal
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- enamel (overall material)
- ribbon (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- fabric (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 in x 7 1/4 in x 8 1/4 in; 5.08 cm x 18.415 cm x 20.955 cm
- place made
- United States
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Jazz
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Awards and Prizes
- Record ID
- nmah_1200130
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-72c1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
