Membership Ribbon

Name/Title

Membership Ribbon

Entry/Object ID

1936.4.1h

Description

Membership ribbon consisting of a rectangular bar, a yellow ribbon, and a medallion in the shape of a Maltese cross. The bronze bar has decorative scrollwork and the inscription, "27th NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT SEPT. 5. G. A. R. 1893". There is a hinged pin on the reverse. A yellow grosgrain ribbon is looped and stitched onto a wire on the back and stamped with the initials W.R.C. in silver. A medallion hangs from two short chains connected to the bar. Each arm of the cross has a date: 1863, 1864, 1865, 1862. At the center is a bust of a woman wearing glasses and the inscription, "SERVED WITHOUT PAY ADLIA NEW". The back of the medallion reads, "SOUVENIR PRESENTED BY LADIES CITIZENS COMMITTEE INDIANAPOLIS".

Context

Worn to the 1893 GAR National Encampment by Mrs. Baker, president of the GAR Brooks Post Dept. 18 in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1936.4

Source or Donor

Baker, Gertrude Sargent Clark (1869-1946)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

King & Eisele

Date made

1893

Place

City

Buffalo

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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, Silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Women's Relief Corps

Person or Organization

Grand Army of the Republic

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

City

Indianapolis

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America