Reception Committee badge
Dateabout 1914
Mediumsatin; metal; plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 3 1/4 × 1 1/2in. (8.3 × 3.8cm)
ClassificationsSocial Events
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA badge for the Reception Committe for a reception and ball at the Hartford Chapter, No. 64, of the Order of the Eastern Star on 18 November 1914. The top bar has a viewing window, which is lined on the perimeter with metal. The ribbon is a cream color with gold lettering.
Object number1993.175.44
MarkingsRecto, typed and printed in blue ink: " Reception Committee"Recto, printed in gold ink: "RECEPTION/ AND/ BALL/ HARTFORD/ CHAPTER, NO. 64/ O. E. S./ NOV. 18, 1914"
Verso, engraved: "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO."
Verso, printed in gold ink: "WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO./ NEWARK, NEW JERSEY"NotesHistorical Note: The Order of the Eastern Star is the largest fraternal organization in the world to which both women and men may belong and was established in 1876.
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Whitehead and Hoag Company
