Badge
Classification:
Date:
1889
Medium:
Silver, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 3.8 cm )
Diameter (of badge): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Description:
Silver badge worn by a member of the George Washington inauguration centennial committee; badge suspended from two bars linked by chains; top bar "NEW YORK 1789-1889 GW"; lower bar engraved "PLAN & SCOPE COMMITTEE"; obverse of badge with profile bust of George Washington facing left with tied fasces to right, with "PATER PATRIA / MDCC LXXXIX" and "GEORGE WASHINGTON"; reverse has eagle with shield and motto, and "TO COMMEMORATE THE INAUGURATION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AS FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT NEW YORK APRIL XXXTH MDCLXXXIX - BY AUTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE ON CELEBRATION NEW-YORK APRIL XXXTH MCDDDLXXXIX"; red and white silk ribbon with fringed end.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Genealogical & Biographical Society
Object Number:
1942.253a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
59170
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Badge in original box
Classification:
Date:
1889
Medium:
Bronze, silk; paper
Dimensions:
Overall (badge): 3 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (8.9 × 4.4 × 4.4 cm)
Container (box): 1/4 × 4 1/8 × 1 7/8 in. (0.6 ×
Description:
Bronze badge worn by a member of the general committee of the George Washington inauguration centennial; badge suspended from two bars linked by chains; top bar "NEW YORK 1789-1889 GW"; lower bar engraved "GENERAL COMMITTEE"; obverse of badge with profile bust of George Washington facing left with tied fasces to right, with "PATER PATRIA / MDCC LXXXIX" and "GEORGE WASHINGTON"; reverse has eagle with shield and motto, and "TO COMMEMORATE THE INAUGURATION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AS FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT NEW YORK APRIL XXXTH MDCLXXXIX - BY AUTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE ON CELEBRATION NEW-YORK APRIL XXXTH MCDDDLXXXIX"; taupe colored silk ribbon; original cardboard box printed: "GEORGE WASHINGTON / INAUGURATION / CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION / 1889" and "TIFFANY & CO."
Object Number:
INV.3240
Marks:
Stamp: on reverse of upper bar: "TIFFANY / & CO."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
59165
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ribbon
Classification:
Date:
1888
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 26.7 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Blue silk ribbon with red silk overlay at top edged in gold fabric border and printed in gold "COMMITTEE"; printed in gold on blue with "1788/ CENTENNIAL/ OF THE/ RATIFICATION/ OF THE/ CONSTITUTION/ OF THE/ UNITED STATES/ AT/ PO'KEEPSIE, N.Y./ July, 26TH-1888."; metal fringe at bottom.
Object Number:
INV.3092
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
59150
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ribbon pin
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Cream silk satin pin-back ribbon badge printed in gold diagonally across length: "ASTORIA". Gold maker's logo on bottom, "UNION 28 LABEL."
Object Number:
Z.3422.2
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
59149
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Badge
Classification:
Medium:
metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 x 3 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Christopher Columbus 1492
Object Number:
INV.4283.6
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
59148
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ribbon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1928
Medium:
Silk, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 2 in. ( 12.1 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Light pink silk satin ribbon printed in black; depicts emblem with inscription: "DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION"; inscription: "ALTERNATE/CONTINENTAL/CONGRESS/N.S.D.A.R./1928".
Credit Line:
Handwritten on envelope: "Presented by Mr. William A. Robbins, May 20, 1937"
Object Number:
INV.2791.4
Marks:
Inscription: label at ribbon reverse, printed in black: "MEYER'S SHOP/BADGE MAKERS/1331 F ST., N. W./WASHINGTON, D. C."
Inscription: reverse of ribbon, lower section, stamped in purple: "COLLECTIONS OF/THE NEW YORK/HISTORICAL SOCIETY/Wm A. Robbins/May 2
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1928
eMuseum Object ID:
59147
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ribbon
Classification:
Object Number:
INV.2791.1
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
59146
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ribbon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1928
Medium:
Silk, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 2 in. ( 12.1 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Blue silk satin ribbon printed in black; depicts logo at center inscribed: "DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION"; inscription: "CHAPTER/REGENT/CONTINENTAL/CONGRESS/N.S.D.A.R./1928". Paper label with manufacturer's name applied to top of ribbon reverse.
Credit Line:
Handwritten on envelope: "Presented by Mr. William A. Robbins, May 20, 1937"
Object Number:
INV.2791.2
Marks:
Inscription: label at ribbon reverse, printed in black: "MEYER'S SHOP/BADGE MAKERS/1331 F ST., N. W./WASHINGTON, D. C."
Inscription: reverse of ribbon, lower section, stamped in purple: "COLLECTIONS OF/THE NEW YORK/HISTORICAL SOCIETY/Wm A. Robbins/May 2
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1928
eMuseum Object ID:
59145
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ribbon
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 2 5/8 in. ( 17.8 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Dark purple silk satin ribbon printed in silver and red; depicts standing armored knight with shield bearing Maltese cross; inscribed banderole below: "BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"; inscription: "IN HOC SIGNO VINCES/57 K.T./ST. ELMO/COMMANDERY/BROOKLYN N.Y."
Object Number:
INV.4365.7
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
59144
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ribbon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1879
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 2 9/16 in. ( 15.9 x 6.5 cm )
Description:
Dark burgundy red silk satin ribbon imprinted in gold; depicts cross and crown; inscription: "DESOTO/Commandery/No. 49, K.T./PLATTSBURGH, N. Y./Grand Commandery/1879."
Object Number:
INV.4365.5
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1879
eMuseum Object ID:
59143
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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