Membership Ribbon

Name/Title

Membership Ribbon

Entry/Object ID

1986.18.70ff

Description

Membership ribbon consisting of a bar, ribbon, and medallion. The bar is molded with an image of a tiered fountain or centerpiece surrounded by the enameled inscription, "DELEGATE 32ND NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT". A small round medallion hangs from the bar and is molded with a sword, scales, a caduceus and the words, "JUNCTA JUVANT" surrounded by the enameled inscription, "CINCINNATI QUEEN CITY OF THE WEST 1898". The ribbon is gold. A large gold medallion hangs from the ribbon and is molded with a GAR membership ribbon beneath the raised letters, "GAR", which are enameled red, white, and blue.

Context

Worn by a delegate, likely Charles Branch, to the 1898 GAR National Encampment in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Acquisition

Accession

1986.18

Source or Donor

Branch, Mary C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1898

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

Material

Metal, Fabric

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Branch, Charles Francis, Sr. (1845-1910)

Person or Organization

Grand Army of the Republic

Related Places

Place

City

Cincinnati

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America