Star medallion pendant owned by Herman Wallace while incarcerated
date: label: Date
content: after 2008
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Designed by
content: Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013
label: Commissioned by
content: Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013
label: Subject of
content: Marina Drummer, American
label: Subject of
content: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
notes: label: Description
content: A metal medallion necklace (a) with design notes (bcd), designed and commissioned by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The metal medallion, crafted by an unknown inmate at Angola through the Hobbycraft program, is designed with Herman’s name overlaying another symbol and the larger star and is attached to a metal chain. On the reverse is the inscription “Angola 3” and name “maria” for Wallace's partner, Maria Hinds.There are three paper notes created by Herman Wallace: (b) A small piece of lined paper with colored medallion design doodles; (c) A small piece of lined paper with colored pyramidal design doodles; and (d) A wide-ruled sheet of paper with geometric doodles.
place: label: Place used
content: Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Prisons
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Herman Wallace Archival Collection
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2018.36.1.15.5abcd
objectType: label: Type
content: jewelry
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: (a): metal
label: Medium
content: (b), (c), (d): ink paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Medallion on chain): 11 1/2 × 2 5/16 × 3/8 in. (29.2 × 5.8 × 1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Star Notes): 8 × 10 3/16 in. (20.3 × 25.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Pyramid Notes): 8 × 10 5/16 in. (20.3 × 26.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Large paper note): 9 7/8 × 8 3/8 in. (25.1 × 21.3 cm)