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Object Name: Box, Medal, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, James H. Doolittle
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19600058003

	Object Name
	Box, Medal, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, James H. Doolittle

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91aee839e-5b60-4ec8-88b5-93f47ddc9ee8

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Wood

	Materials
	Leather

	Materials
	Textile

	Dimensions
	3-D: 10.2 × 22.9 × 4.4cm (4 × 9 × 1 3/4 in.)

	Physical Description
	Wooden box with hinged lid covered in black leather; brass latch; "K. C. B. Mily" printed in gold on lid; Interior lined in off-white satin; medal mount lined in off-white velvet; "Gerrard & Co. LTD Goldsmiths, Jewellers, &c. To The King By Special Appointment To The Crown. 24 Albemarle St., W" printed in black in center of lid interior

	Summary
	The Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as one of its elements. The Order of the Bath is the fourth-most senior of the British Orders of Chivalry.

	Summary
	The Order consists of the Sovereign (currently Queen Elizabeth II), the Great Master (currently The Prince of Wales), and three Classes of members: Knight Grand Cross (GCB) or Dame Grand Cross (GCB), Knight Commander (KCB) or Dame Commander (DCB), and Companion (CB).

	Country of Origin
	United Kingdom

	Credit Line
	Donated by Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle (USAF, Ret.)

	Inventory Number
	A19600058003

	Type
	AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

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