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BADGE OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA

Creator(s): Unknown (Jeweler)

Currently in storage


About this object

The gold badge is oval with rays extending from it. In the center is a standing woman with a banner across her legs. Around the outer edge is an inscription. It is attached to a ribbon with a loop. At the very top is a rectangular pin.Badge came in rectangular box.

Object name:
BADGE OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA
Made from:
Gold -- ribbon
Made in:
New York, USA
Date made:
1908
Size:
10.2 cm (4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
18.80.1
Class:
ORDER
Signature marks:
MARK; INSCRIPTION on back: No. 2244 MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST 14K; on top pin: MAY 1908 23; on badge around edge: Colonial Dames of America; across center: Colere Coloniarum Gloriam “John Frick” / Jewelry Company / 8 Maiden Lane / New York in box
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973