BADGE OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA, MINIATURE
Creator(s): John Frick (Jeweler)
Currently in storage
About this object
The gold badge is oval with rays extending from it. In the center is a standing woman with a banner across her legs. Around the outer edge is an inscription. It is attached to a ribbon with a loop. At the very top is a rectangular pin. Badge came in rectangular box
- Object name:
- BADGE OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA, MINIATURE
- Made from:
- Gold -- ribbon
- Made in:
- USA
- Date made:
- 1908
- Size:
- 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 18.80.2
- Class:
- ORDER
- Signature marks:
- MARK; INSCRIPTION on back: No. 2244 MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST 14K; on top pin: MAY 1908 23; on badge around edge: Colonial Dames of America; across center: Colere Coloniarum Gloriam “John Frick” / Jewelry Company / 8 Maiden Lane / New York in box
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973