Badge
DistributorDistributed by
Knights Templar
(American)
Date1880
Mediumbronze; copper; satin
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 3 1/2 × 1 5/8in. (8.9 × 4.1cm)
ClassificationsSocial Groups
Credit LineGift of anonymous
Object number1983.9.27
DescriptionA badge for the Washington Commandery of the Knights Templar in Hartford, Conn. for a meeting held in Chicago in 1880. The badge has a top bar with the Connecticut state emblem in blue enamel. A black and white diagonal striped ribbon is attached to the top bar. A Maltese cross is suspended from the ribbon by a hinge. In the center of the cross is a raised circular piece witha relief bust of George Washington.
Status
Not on view
Knights Templar
