Membership Ribbont

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Medal Front

Name/Title

Membership Ribbont

Entry/Object ID

2013.38.14

Description

Metal pin bar stamped with the letters "F.C.L." Attached is a ribbon woven with an American flag design with a star shaped medal hanging from the bottom. In the center of the star is a circle with the image of a family and two men shaking hands surrounded by the words "GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 1861 VETERAN 1866".

Context

Likely owned by Emery L. Smith of Northfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2013.38

Source or Donor

Sheperd, Martha

Acquisition Method

Gift

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

2-1/4 in

Width

1-5/8 in

Material

Metal, Silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Grand Army of the Republic

Person or Organization

Smith, Emery L. (1842-1929)

Related Places

Place

Town

Northfield

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War