Badge and Star from the Order of the Bust of Bolivar, Venezuela

Unidentified maker (Venezuela)

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1854-1912

Silver, gilt, blue enamel, and ribbon

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of John Walton Barrett, Class of 1889

162.14.19001

Geography

Place Made: Venezuela, South America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Personal Symbol

Research Area

Americas

Not on view

Inscriptions

Each piece depicts a bust of Bolivar, facing right, surrounded by the inscription: SIMON BOLIVAR [in blue band]; On reverse of badge, a crest with the inscription: 15 DE ABRIL 1810 5 DE JULIO 1811 / LIBERTAD

Provenance

Collected by John Walton Barrett; given to Dartmouth College; transferred from Special Collections, Baker Library to the present collection, 1964.

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