<I>The Diamond Cross of Malta</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1953
name: label: Issued by
content: Philadelphia Cotillion Society, Inc., American, 1949
label: Manufactured by
content: Bailey Banks & Biddle, American, founded 1832
label: Received by
content: Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
label: Owned by
content: Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
notes: label: Description
content: Pin award from the Philadelphia Cotillion Society. The award, "The Diamond Cross of Malta," was presented to Mary Church Terrell in 1953. The pin is gold-filled. There is white and blue enamel on the cross sections and center detailing. There are diamond accents between each piece. [PHILADELPHIA COTILLION SOCIETY] is printed in gold on the circular blue enamel around the seal of the city of Philadelphia. The back of the award has a pin closure. In the center [DR. MARY CHURCH TERRELL / DECEMBER 30, 1953] is engraved. At the top are engravings for the maker, Bailey Banks & Biddle.
place: label: Place collected
content: Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Medal awarded to Mary Church Terrell by the Philadelphia Cotillion Society
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: Youth
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
label: Exhibition
content: Forces for Change: Mary McLeod Bethune and Black Women's Activism
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2017.13.1.15.1
objectType: label: Type
content: brooches
label: Type
content: commemorative medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: enamel, gold and gold alloy, diamond
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 1/2 × 2 1/4 × 3/8 in. (6.4 × 5.7 × 1 cm)