Membership Ribbon

Name/Title

Membership Ribbon

Entry/Object ID

1960.81.1d

Description

Light blue, satin-woven silk ribbon printed in silver with the inscription, "70TH ANNUAL SESSION / GD. CHAPTER OF VERMONT O. E. S. MONTPELIER JUNE 3-4, 1942 / DELEGATE" and and image of a pentagram with iconography (including an altar and a flame) inside of it. There is a round white metal pin at the center top printed with a flying United States flag.

Context

Worn by Edward H. Prouty to the annual chapter meeting of the Vermont Order of the Eastern Star, an auxiliary of the Freemasons that was open for female relatives of Masons.

Acquisition

Accession

1960.81

Source or Donor

Prouty, Edward H. (1871-1966)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hodges Badge Company

Date made

1942

Place

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

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

Silk, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Prouty, Edward H. (1871-1966)

Person or Organization

Freemasons

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America