Ribbon for the unveiling of a monument to Frederick Douglass in Rochester, NY, June 9, 1899
Newark, NJ: Whitehead & Hoag Co., 1899.
Red, white, and blue ribbon, fringed along bottom, vertical pin on verso. 4 x 12 cm. "Reception Committee / Douglass Monument Unveiling / Rochester June 9, 1899" printed in gilt. "Whitehead & Hoag Co. Newark, NJ" printed at top of verso in bold; they were makers of political paraphernalia. The statue, sculpted by Sidney W. Edwards, was commissioned by African American activist John W. Thompson a little more than four years after ex-slave and author Frederick Douglass's death, using Frederick's third son Charles as a model. Teddy Roosevelt attended the dedication. The statue stands to this day in Rochester, now in Highland Park.
Price: $2,500.00