Box holding pin from the Philadelphia Cotillion Society for Mary Church Terrell
date: label: Date
content: mid-20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
notes: label: Description
content: Box used by Mary Church Terrell to hold the Cross of Malta award (A2017.13.1.15.1) from the Philadelphia Cotillion Society. The oval box is covered in light brown textured fabric. The interior is tan and white with the silk lining heavily deteriorated and frayed.
place: label: Place collected
content: Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
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: Accessories and Personal Effects
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: A2017.13.1.15.2ab
objectType: label: Type
content: boxes (containers)
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: silk,cardboard, batting
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (lid): 3/4 × 3 7/8 × 3 3/16 in. (1.9 × 9.8 × 8.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (base): 11/16 × 3 7/8 × 3 3/16 in. (1.7 × 9.8 × 8.1 cm)