Name/Title
Membership RibbonEntry/Object ID
1936.4.1kDescription
Membership ribbon consisting of a rectangular bar, a yellow ribbon, and a round medallion. The bronze bar has decorative scrollwork and the inscription, "WASHINGTON 1892". There is a hinged pin on the reverse. A yellow grosgrain ribbon is looped and stitched onto a wire on the back. From an eye hook looped through the bottom of a ribbon hangs a round bronze medallion showing the bust of a woman with the inscription, "NATIONAL PRESIDENT W. R. C. 1892". The back of the medallion shows a clapboard building and the inscription, "DELEGATE TO 10TH NATIONAL CONVENTION W. R. C."Context
Worn to the 1892 Women's Relief Corps Convention by Mrs. Baker, president of the GAR Brooks Post Dept. 18 in Montpelier, VermontAcquisition
Accession
1936.4Source or Donor
Baker, Gertrude Sargent Clark (1869-1946)Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
King & EiseleDate made
1892Place
City
BuffaloState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Ribbon, MembershipNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Ribbon, InsigniaNomenclature Primary Object Term
InsigniaNomenclature Sub-Class
Status SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Women's Relief CorpsRelated Places
Place
City
MontpelierCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaPlace
City
WashingtonState/Province
District of ColumbiaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America