Badge and Star from the Order of the Bust of Bolivar, Venezuela
Unidentified maker (Venezuela)
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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