Membership Ribbon

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Front

Name/Title

Membership Ribbon

Entry/Object ID

1994.53.4

Description

A pale green satin or silk ribbon with black text on it. From top to bottom it reads, "24th Annual Encampment G.A.R. Boston, 1890." In the middle is the portrait of a man in civilian clothing, identity unknown. There are also two symbols resembling ribbons on either side of the text reading, "24th."

Context

Worn by Edwin C. Hall to the 1890 GAR National Encampment in Boston, Massachusetts

Acquisition

Accession

1994.53

Source or Donor

Hall, Althea

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1890

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

Width

2-1/4 in

Length

4-11/16 in

Material

Silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hall, Edwin C. (1845-1913)

Person or Organization

Grand Army of the Republic

Related Places

Place

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America