Badge, Membership
Object number2008.48.1
Date1896
MediumSilk; Various metals
Credit LineGift of Croatian Fraternal Union
DescriptionFront of badge has a red and white silk ribbon with red and white rosette at the the top. Black and white image of Saint Ann with young Mary. Reverse side is black silk, with silver text. Silver with black sequins and metallic thread decoration, at top. In center, black background with text.Dimensions2.75 x 7.5 in. (7 x 19.1 cm)InscriptionsOn front vertically printed in silver, "HRVATSKO" , "GOSPOJINSKO"; horizontally, "D.D. / S.V. ANN / B...29H. 14. / UST 8 TRAV 1896 / ALLEGHENY. PA."
Reverse: Repeated front text in silver.
Reverse: In center, black background with text, "IN / MEMORIAM".
Historical NotesOne Lodge ribbon from the Croatian Fraternal Union of America, marked "Hrvatsko Gospojinsko." This fraternal lodge was established in Western Pennsylvania and still has its national headquarters here.Label TextThe large Croatian population of Western Pennsylvania led to the formation in 1894 of a national fraternal organization headquartered in Pittsburgh: the Croatian Fraternal Union. Lodge Number 1, seated in Pittsburgh, was followed by others throughout the region.
Previous owner
Croatian Fraternal Union of America
Related person
Mary
Related person
Saint Anne
On View
On view
c. 1893
