Delegate Ribbon

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Delegate Ribbon

Entry/Object ID

2024.8.3

Description

Delegate ribbon worn by Robert Stafford during the Republican National Convention of 1960. The grosgrain silk ribbon has vertical stripes in red, white, and blue, and a gold bar pin at the top with the eagle and enameled shield of the United States and the words "HONORED GUEST" enameled with a blue background below it. The pin has loops to attach additional stamped pins that read "ROBERT T. STAFFORD," "DELEGATE," "GOVERNOR," and "VERMONT" down the front of the ribbon. One lower edge of the ribbon is looped to secure another gold pin that reads "REPUBLICAN / NATIONAL / CONVENTION / 1960/ CHICAGO" with Abraham Lincoln's face in profile between the date numerals.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.8

Source or Donor

Middlebury College

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

1960

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

6-1/4 in

Width

1-3/4 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Stafford, Robert Theodore (1913-2006)