Membership Badge

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Membership Badge

Entry/Object ID

1970.6.11a

Description

Membership badge consisting of a medallion hanging from a pin bar. The bar is shaped like a scroll and molded with the initials "P.W.P." A blue-enameled 5-pointed star hangs from the center of the bar. The medallions is molded at the center with an image of a man riding a horse. The image is surrounded by a blue enameled belt with the words, "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE" ["Shame on him who think evil of it"]. The belt is surrounded by acanthus leaves and surmounted by crossed gavels.

Context

Owned by Samuel Jackson of Barre, Vermont. The Sons of St. George was a fraternal society of English immigrants in the United States.

Acquisition

Accession

1970.6

Source or Donor

Drown, Leona Sargent (1904-1992)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Badge, Membership

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Badge, 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

1-3/4 in

Length

3-1/4 in

Material

Enamel, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Sons of St. George

Person or Organization

Jackson, Samuel

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America