Ribbon

Name/Title

Ribbon

Entry/Object ID

1962.57

Description

Blue ribbon with an embossed paper seal. The seal is cut with a spiky edge. It is embossed with the image of an open book in the center and the inscription, "SPRINGFIELD FEMALE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE SPRINGFIELD, VT 1858" around the edge. There is a narrow braid attached to both long sides of the ribbon.

Context

Originally attached to Agnes Ruth Walker's diploma from Springfield Female Collegiate Institute in Springfield, Vermont, 1858.

Acquisition

Accession

1962.57

Source or Donor

Dewey, Breta Brigham (1887-1968)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1858

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ribbon, Prize

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Prize

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

1-7/8 in

Length

10-1/2 in

Material

Silk, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brigham, Agnes Ruth Walker (1845-1894)

Person or Organization

Springfield Female Collegiate Institute

Related Places

Place

Town

Springfield

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America