Badge, Membership
Object number2010.49.7
Date1901
Mediumsilk; various metals
Credit LineGift of Ruth Byrd Smith
DescriptionFraternal badge with metal plate at top (on the back of which is a straight pin) with text identifying wearer. Suspended below is a purple silk ribbon with gold metallic text describing organization. Attached to plate, in front of purple ribbon, is a smaller white silk ribbon with two American flags crossed in center. Medallion attached on bottom edge of ribbon with text describing organization with an image of wreath with banner; in center is a dove with a branch flying above a log with ax and mallet. Reverse side is a black ribbon with silver metallic writing further describing organization. Gold metallic tassels on bottom edge of purple ribbon; grey metallic tassels on bottom edge of black ribbon.Dimensions2.875 x 8.875 in. (7.3 x 22.5 cm)InscriptionsText on metal plate at top "MEMBER".
Purple silk ribbon has gold metallic text, "PITTSBURGH / Camp No. 3 / AMERICAN / WOODMEN / PITTSBURGH, PA."
Medallion attached on bottom edge of ribbon with text, "AMERICAN WOODMEN / BROTHERHOOD OF MAN".
Reverse side's black ribbon has silver metallic writing, "In Memoriam / [text inside circle: "SUPREME CAMP / OF THE / AMERICAN WOODMEN / BROTHERHOOD OF MAN / 1901 / PROTECTION / OF THE / HOME"] / PITTSBURGH / Camp No. 3 / AMERICAN / WOODMEN / PITTSBURGH, PA."
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
American Woodmen
On View
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c. 1893
