Member badge
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1917
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Madam C.J. Walker, American, 1867 - 1919
notes: label: Description
content: A member badge consisting of a red ribbon hanging from a metal bar. The bar has a pin back and a gold colored rectangular front with a scrolling gold-colored metal border. The center of the pin front has the word “MEMBER" in black letters. The red ribbon features gold text that reads "ST. PAUL / Court No. 26 / H. of J. / ST. LOUIS, MO." There is a stylized decorative border above and below the text. The ribbon is hemmed at the bottom via a strip of woven metal wire from which hang coiled metallic fringe.
place: label: Place used
content: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
label: Place collected
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of A'Lelia Bundles / Madam Walker Family Archives
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.153.2.2
objectType: label: Type
content: badges
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 and ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. (19.1 x 6 x 0.6 cm)