St. John's Commandery No. 11 Medal

Object/Artifact

Windham Textile and History Museum

The image shows a vintage ribbon with text, wooden spool, decorative elements, and a hanging wooden bead.

Name/Title

St. John's Commandery No. 11 Medal

Entry/Object ID

2025.105.1

Description

A black and beige ribbon pin from St John's Commandery, also known as the Knights Templar or The Order of the Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon. From the website of the Knights Templar: "Upholding the ageless ideals of Chivalry and Christian religious commitment and protection, Crusade historical research, and fighting today's enemies of society, namely disease and social distress, through charitable efforts and fundraising." This pin was given to members of the No. 11 Willimantic, CT chapter at the 1907 Knights Templar Grand Encampment in Saratoga, NY. The crown and cross is a symbol of the Knights Templar, and the small spool of thread is representative of Willimantic as the Thread City.

Collection

General Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Ribbon, Fraternal

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

Location

* Untyped Location

Archives U1-D-4

Date

October 26, 2025

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Found Object

Created By

Kearney, Quinlan

Create Date

October 26, 2025

Updated By

Kearney, Quinlan

Update Date

November 2, 2025