Badge, Identification
Object number2010.49.8 a,b
Manufacturer
Bastian Brothers Company
Date1937
OriginRochester, NY
Mediumsilk; gold
Credit LineGift of Ruth Byrd Smith
DescriptionConvention badge with explanation card. Badge with empty nameplate on top, with black and gold vertically striped ribbon attached. Gold metallic text on front of ribbon provides event information. Rectangular medal attached at bottom of ribbon: embossed image of the Cathedral of Learning above the city's seal. Maker information on reverse of medal. Badge is attached to rectangular card with printed black text that explains what the badge is worn for and becomes advertisement for maker of medal.Dimensions(a) W: 1.875; L: 3.75(b) W: 2.125; L: 4.875
Inscriptions(a)
Ribbon has gold metallic text, "STATE ASS'N OF / TOWNSHIP / COMISSIONERS / 12TH ANNUAL / CONVENTION / 1937".
Medal has text "CATHEDRAL OF LEARNING / PITTSBURGH" followed by city's seal.
Marks(a)
Text on reverse of medal "BASTIAN BROS CO. / ROCHESTER. N.Y."; in center, "MRB / P.I.U."
(b)
Black printed text on front explains what the badge is worn for and becomes advertisement for maker of medal.
Historical NotesPart of a collection belonging to James W, Carter a township commissioner of North Versailles, Pennsylvania, from the 1920s to the 1960s. Carter was a member of several fraternal organizations including the American Woodmen, Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, and the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elk of the World Lodge 515.
Previous owner
James Walter Carter
Related institution
Pennsylvania State Association of Township Commissioners
On View
Not on view
1976
