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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA, photography credit Joel Benjamin
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA, photography credit Joel Benjamin
Pedigree Certificate for "Sardar"
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA, photography credit Joel Benjamin

Pedigree Certificate for "Sardar"

Artifact IDMO 79.227.2
Object Type Certificate
Date 1962
Date Presented3/24/62
Gifter
Medium paper, leather
DimensionsOverall H 7 7/8 in x W 9 7/8 in (20 cm x 25.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionPedigree certificate inside presentation folder for Sardar (Bay), a gelding foaled in 1952. The pedigree is two pages, with Sardar's photograph on the cover page, his physical description and parentage on facing page, and record of victories on back page. The pedigree is in green leather presentation folder embossed "Sardar/ Presented to Mrs. Jacqueline B. Kennedy/ by/ The President and Government of Pakistan/ March 1962."
Historical NotePresented to Mrs. Kennedy by the President of Pakistan as proof of pedigree for the horse he gave her.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem was a gift to President and Mrs. Kennedy from President Muhammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan. It was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in 1979.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Heads of State (National Archives Identifier 1677008)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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