Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ribbon pin
Object Number:
INV.1703
Date:
1891
Medium:
Silk, metal, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. ( 10.8 x 5.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: paper label with donor's name at reverse of badge, inscribed in red ink: "Gift of Major E. Gibert/Schermerhorn/Sept. 8, 1937"
Description:
Blue silk satin ribbon with polychrome jaquard-woven silk trim with attached metal safety pin across top; inscription printed in gold: "SONS OF THE REVOLUTION/NOV. 25th/1891."; blue silk satin bow-shaped ribbon at bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of Major E. Gibert Schermerhorn, 1937
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
