Medal for the 100th anniversary of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New Jersey
date: label: Date
content: 1948
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Whitehead & Hoag Company, American, 1892 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New Jersey, American, founded 1845
notes: label: Description
content: A commemorative medal for the 100th anniversary of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New Jersey. The medal is circular and bronze colored with a bar at the top where a purple ribbon has been looped through. The ribbon is also looped through a pinback clasp. The front of the medal is decorated with two concentric circles. The inner circle features raised masonic symbols, including the compass, seeing eye, and columns. The outer circle features raised text reading [PRINCE HALL GRAND LODGE F. & A.M. / STATE OF NEW JERSEY]. The back of the medal is smooth with raised lettering reading [100TH / ANNIVERSARY / 1848-1948 / BURLINGTON, N.J. / JUNE 12TH] and a small manufacturer's mark along the bottom face.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
label: Place collected
content: Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 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: Freemasonry
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
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 of Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.71.9
objectType: label: Type
content: medallions (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: ribbon, metal
label: Dimensions
content: 2 3/4 × 1 11/16 × 3/16 in. (7 × 4.3 × 0.5 cm)