Girl Scout Uniform, Patches, and Pins
Date1946-1955
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions, Badges: (Diameter) 1 3/8in. (3.5cm)
Primary Dimensions, Cloverleaf pin: (Height) 7/8 x (Width) 7/8in. (2.2 x 2.2cm)
Primary Dimensions, V pin: (Height) 3/8 x (Width) 1/4in. (1 x 0.6cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Nancy Cole Popowics
Object number2010.12.1-.10
Description(.1a-d) Girl Scout uniform worn by Nancy Cole Popowics in Troop 2, Manchester, Connecticut, c. 1950, includes badges, scarf, belt, pins. She attended Manchester Green School at time that she wore the uniform, now the Manchester Senior Center.
(.2) Green-grey round woven patch with embroidered three-leaf clover in center.
(.3) Green round woven patch with embroidered wagon wheel with black hub, yellow spokes and white tire, within an embroidered green circle, awarded for cycling.
(.4) Green round woven patch with embroidered blue anvil outlined in red stitch, surrounded by embroidered green circle, awarded for metal work.
(.5) Green woven patch with embroidered pumpkin with green stem, and an embroidered white high-heeled shoe in front, surrounded by an embroidered green circle, awarded for good grooming.
(.6) Green woven round patch embroidered with a lyre or harp in yellow with red strings, surrounded by an embroidered green circle, awarded for music appreciation.
(.7) Green woven round patch embroidered with a red "P" in reverse, surrounded by a green embroidered circle, awarded for journalism.
(.8) Green woven round patch embroidered with railroad tracks receding into a setting yellow sun with a brown line on the left and a blue line on the right, surrounded by an green embroidered circle, awarded for being a traveler.
(.9) Membership pin, gold colored with "GS" above eagle figure.
(.10) Letter "V" in gold metal on pin, signifying the scout was a leader for five years.
Collection also includes five of her membership cards between 1944 and 1951 and her handbook (copyright 1940), which are cataloged in the library collection as Ms 100804.1.
(.2) Green-grey round woven patch with embroidered three-leaf clover in center.
(.3) Green round woven patch with embroidered wagon wheel with black hub, yellow spokes and white tire, within an embroidered green circle, awarded for cycling.
(.4) Green round woven patch with embroidered blue anvil outlined in red stitch, surrounded by embroidered green circle, awarded for metal work.
(.5) Green woven patch with embroidered pumpkin with green stem, and an embroidered white high-heeled shoe in front, surrounded by an embroidered green circle, awarded for good grooming.
(.6) Green woven round patch embroidered with a lyre or harp in yellow with red strings, surrounded by an embroidered green circle, awarded for music appreciation.
(.7) Green woven round patch embroidered with a red "P" in reverse, surrounded by a green embroidered circle, awarded for journalism.
(.8) Green woven round patch embroidered with railroad tracks receding into a setting yellow sun with a brown line on the left and a blue line on the right, surrounded by an green embroidered circle, awarded for being a traveler.
(.9) Membership pin, gold colored with "GS" above eagle figure.
(.10) Letter "V" in gold metal on pin, signifying the scout was a leader for five years.
Collection also includes five of her membership cards between 1944 and 1951 and her handbook (copyright 1940), which are cataloged in the library collection as Ms 100804.1.
Status
Not on view
1914-1959
about 1990s