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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Gold Paneled Bracelet
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Gold Paneled Bracelet

Artifact ID1968.30.3
Object Type Bracelet
Gifter
Date ca.1960
Date GiftedJuly 1968
Medium Gold (14K) in two colors
DimensionsOverall H 1 9/16 in x L 7 1/2 in (4 cm x 19.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionBracelet consisting of four curved panels of gold openwork aound stylized scenes from Mayan mythology. There are two layers of gold: the lower layer is reddish the rest is yellow gold; tension clasp with a post on the insert portion.
Historical NoteThis bracelet was given to Lady Bird Johnson by Mrs. Sara de la Hoy de Mendez Montenegro, wife of His Excellency Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro, President of the Republic of Guatemala during the Johnson’s Central America trip in July, 1968.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was a gift from a foreign official to First Lady Lady Bird Johnson during the Johnson Administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives on January 1969 for deposit with the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts of State (National Archives Identifier 189698376)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Historical Dates
  • July 1968
Not on view
Place Gifted
Guatemala
Place of Credit
Central America
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