Badges
DistributorDistributed by
Knights Templar
(American)
Date1896-1898
Mediumplastic; enamel; grosgrain ribbon
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions ((.6) length x width): 3 × 2 1/4in. (7.6 × 5.7cm)
Primary Dimensions ((.7) length x width): 3 5/8 × 1 7/8in. (9.2 × 4.8cm)
ClassificationsSocial Groups
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1978.112.6-.7
DescriptionTwo badges for the Washington Commandery No. 1 of the Knights Templar in Hartford, Connecticut.
(.6) Badge with a bronze top bar with a swirl motif. A ribbon, black on the left and white on the right with gold lettering, is suspended from the top bar. A cream colored Maltese cross is suspended from the ribbon. In the center of the cross is a raised circle with a raised silhouette of George Washington. The ribbon was worn in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1898.
(.7) Badge with a cream plastic top bar inscribed with "1896/ CENTENNIAL/ 1796." A ribbon, black on the left and white on the right, is suspended from the top bar. A cream colored Maltese cross is suspended from the ribbon. In the center of the cross is a raised circle with a raised silhouette of George Washington. The badge was worn for the Centennial of the Washington Commandery.
(.6) Badge with a bronze top bar with a swirl motif. A ribbon, black on the left and white on the right with gold lettering, is suspended from the top bar. A cream colored Maltese cross is suspended from the ribbon. In the center of the cross is a raised circle with a raised silhouette of George Washington. The ribbon was worn in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1898.
(.7) Badge with a cream plastic top bar inscribed with "1896/ CENTENNIAL/ 1796." A ribbon, black on the left and white on the right, is suspended from the top bar. A cream colored Maltese cross is suspended from the ribbon. In the center of the cross is a raised circle with a raised silhouette of George Washington. The badge was worn for the Centennial of the Washington Commandery.
Status
Not on view
Knights Templar
George W. Corliss
