Bar Pin

Name/Title

Bar Pin

Entry/Object ID

1977.43.4a-b

Description

Two ribbon-covered bar pins. The first is covered in a red, white, and blue ribbon with three star-shaped studs in the center. (Pin indicates award of a Victory medal.) The second is covered in a purple ribbon with white stripes on the edge and an oak leaf cluster in the center. (Pin indicates award of a Purple Heart).

Context

Awarded to Guy Hiram Boyce of Moretown, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1977.43

Source or Donor

Boyce, Warren Maxwell (1944-2013)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1918

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pin, Bar

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pin, Clothing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Victory Bar

Height

3/8 in

Width

1-3/8 in

Dimension Description

Purple Heart Bar

Height

1/4 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Material

Metal, Silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Boyce, Guy Hiram (1889-1973)

Related Places

Place

Town

Fayston

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

World War I