Membership Ribbon

Name/Title

Membership Ribbon

Entry/Object ID

1986.18.70dd

Description

Membership ribbon consisting of a bar, ribbon, and medallion. The bar is molded with images of soldiers, industry, and the GAR seal. The ribbon is woven with a flag pattern. The shield shaped medallion is molded with a heraldic image of a castle and the words, "28TH NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT G.A.R. SEPT. 1894 / THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH".

Context

Worn by Charles F. Branch to the 1894 GAR National Encampment in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

Acquisition

Accession

1986.18

Source or Donor

Branch, Mary C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1894

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Ribbon, Membership

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ribbon, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Metal, Fabric

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Branch, Charles Francis, Sr. (1845-1910)

Person or Organization

Grand Army of the Republic

Related Places

Place

City

Pittsburgh

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America