Membership Pin

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Membership Pin

Entry/Object ID

1982.24.95

Description

Membership pin shaped like a 5-point star within a crescent moon. The moon is molded along its entirety with circles. Each point of the star is enameled with a different color (white, green, red, blue, and yellow) with a black enameled center. The center has the letters "FATAL" ["Fairest Among Those Altogether Lovely"].

Context

Owned by Lemira Barrett Goodhue of Burlington, Vermont, as a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Acquisition

Accession

1982.24

Source or Donor

Coolidge, John (1906-2000)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Pin, Membership

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pin, 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

Diameter

3/4 in

Material

Metal, Enamel

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Goodhue, Lemira Barrett (1849-1929)

Person or Organization

Order of the Eastern Star

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America