Delegate Ribbon

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Delegate Ribbon

Entry/Object ID

2024.8.2

Description

Delegate ribbon worn by Robert Stafford during the Republican National Convention of 1960. The blue grosgrain silk ribbon has a gilt metal pin at the top with the eagle and shield of the United States and the word "DELEGATE" below it. The ribbon has a decorative knot tied that holds a stamped bronze pin that reads "REPUBLICAN / NATIONAL / CONVENTION / 1960/ CHICAGO" with Abraham Lincoln's face in profile between the date numerals.

Context

Ribbons worn by Robert Stafford to Republican National Convention, 1960.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.8

Source or Donor

Middlebury College

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

1960

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Ribbon, Membership

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ribbon, 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

Height

5 in

Width

1-3/4 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Stafford, Robert Theodore (1913-2006)