Membership Pin

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Membership Pin

Entry/Object ID

1931.2

Description

Small, round enameled pin. The blue pin has the word "ADELPHI" across the top in gold with five small five-pointed stars across the bottom. In the center is a large 6-pointed star with a blue anchor at its center.

Context

Worn by members of Adelphi at the Female Collegiate Institute in Newbury, Vermont, which later became the Montpelier Seminary

Acquisition

Accession

1931.2

Source or Donor

Spargo, John

Made/Created

Date made

1849 - 1868

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Pin, Membership

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Depth

1/8 in

Diameter

3/4 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Vermont College of Fine Arts

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America