Pendant for the Order of the Eastern Star
date: label: Date
content: ca.1940
name: label: Owned by
content: Annie Maude Gates, American, 1911 - 2010
label: Owned by
content: Barbara Gates, American
label: Subject of
content: Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1850
notes: label: Description
content: A circular metal pendant with a ceramic center. A metal faux gold border resembling a chain link with individual leaves angled toward the right encircles the ceramic center. The ceramic center has a 5-point star outlined in black at its center, with each point/triangle a different color (red, green, white, blue, and yellow). Each triangle/point depicts a black ink symbol within the triangle. In the center of the star is a pentagon in black with a white representation of a podium and book. There is a loop (clasp) on the reverse of the pendant, but no chain is currently attached.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Freemasonry
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
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 in Memory of Annie M. and Otis A. Gates, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.70
objectType: label: Type
content: pendants (jewelry)
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: metal, ceramic and resin
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 × 2 × 1/2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 × 1.3 cm)