Membership Ribbon

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Membership Ribbon

Entry/Object ID

1964.1.3c

Description

Membership ribbon consisting of a metal name tag, a red grosgrain ribbon, and shaped medallion. The name tag is molded with an image of the Massachusetts State House and the words "22ND NATIONAL CONVENTION". There is a hollow window at the center for writing a name. The grosgrain ribbon is striped brown and black, separated by narrow rainbow stripes. The medallion is molded with an eagle and an image of a man mounting a horse and the words, "BOSTON 1940".

Context

Owned by Harold T. Hawes of Berlin, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1964.1

Source or Donor

Hawes, Cora Batchelder

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

L. G. Balfour Co.

Date made

1940

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

Hawes, Harold T. (1889-1945)

Person or Organization

American Legion Department of Vermont

Related Places

Place

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Town

Berlin

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America