Pin

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Pin

Entry/Object ID

1921.10.4a

Description

Small post-backed pin in the shape of a Maltese cross with a circle in the center. Within the circle is a spread eagle with a striped shield in front of its body. The inscription, "VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS" rings the eagle.

Context

Owned by Admiral Charles Edgar Clark of Bradford, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1921.10

Source or Donor

Nimitz, Elizabeth Wright

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Pin, Military

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pin, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Copper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Clark, Charles E. (1843-1922)

Person or Organization

US Navy

Related Places

Place

Town

Bradford

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Spanish-American War