Membership Ribbon

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Membership Ribbon

Entry/Object ID

1952.11.2

Description

Membership Ribbon consisting of a pin bar, ribbon, and medallion. The pin bar is hidden on the back of the ribbon. The grosgrain ribbon is striped yellow and blue. The medallion consists of a frame with 13 gold stars on blue enameled scallops and a gold spread eagle on the top. Within the frame is an oval medallion molded with an image of an American Revolutionary War soldier and the date 1775. The back of the medallion is molded with a bust of George Washington and the inscription, "SONS OF THE REVOLUTION 1883".

Context

Presented to Major General William "Baldy" Smith by the Sons of the American Revolution, a genealogical organization open to descendants of veterans of the American Revolutionary War

Acquisition

Accession

1952.11

Source or Donor

Smith, Stuart Farrar (1874-1951)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Bailey, Banks & Biddle

Date made

1883

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-7/8 in

Width

1-1/4 in

Depth

1/4 in

Material

Metal, Silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Smith, William Farrar (1824-1903)