Membership Ribbon

Name/Title

Membership Ribbon

Entry/Object ID

1936.4.1s

Description

Membership ribbon consisting of a rectangular bar, a yellow ribbon, and a round medallion. The gold bar Is shaped like swags on a beam, and has the inscription, "BOSTON 1890 F.C.L." A small round bronze medallion hangs from the center with an image of a cradle and the number 76. A yellow grosgrain ribbon is looped and stitched onto a wire on the back. A shield-shaped medallion hangs from the bar by two small chains and shows a large neoclassical building with a cupola. The inscription, "WOMANS RELIEF CORPS / FANEUIL HALL" rings the edge. The back of the medallion reads, "8TH NATIONAL CONVENTION AUGUST 1890."

Context

Worn to the 1890 Women's Relief Corps Convention by Mrs. Baker, president of the GAR Brooks Post Dept. 18 in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1936.4

Source or Donor

Baker, Gertrude Sargent Clark (1869-1946)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

King & Eisele

Date made

1890

Place

City

Buffalo

State/Province

New York

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

Metal, Silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Women's Relief Corps

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America