BADGE OF THE ORDER OF THE RED CROSS
Creator(s): Unknown (Jeweler)
Currently in storage
About this object
First class. Gold cross enameled dark red surrounded by a matte gold band with polished edges and polished letters in the Cyrillic inscription. Badge is suspended by a gold loop from a red moiré ribbon in the form of a bow.
- Object name:
- BADGE OF THE ORDER OF THE RED CROSS
- Made from:
- Gold -- enamel --silk moiré
- Made in:
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Date made:
- After 1878
- Size:
- 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 18.62
- Class:
- ORDER
- Signature marks:
- MARK 56, crossed anchors, illegible makers mark INSCRIPTION For Nursing wounded and sick soldiers [in Cyrillic]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973