Benjamin L. Ricketts
“Corporal Merrill L. Ricketts” Medal
1920
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Benjamin L. Ricketts
“Corporal Merrill L. Ricketts” Medal
1920
Physical Qualities
Lead, 1 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 1/8 in. (4.4 x 4.1 x 0.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Artist
Object Number
1923.22.1
Portrait medal; young man in USMC Campaign hat. "Filio Pater" (from father to son) caption at bottom. Reverse: Spread-winged eagle on a sphere; wall with fountain in front. "Cincinnatti, Ohio" 1923.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1923; the artist.
Inscribed: Obverse: "Corporal Merrill Laws Ricketts / Filio Pater / XVIII Co., V. Reg., U.S. Marines" Reverse: "Cincinnatti, Ohio / 1921"
