Drinking glass from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
date: label: Date
content: 1979-1981
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Cheryl Bailey Solomon, American, born 1959
label: Subject of
content: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
label: Subject of
content: Coppin State University, American, founded 1900
notes: label: Description
content: A clear Delta Sigma Theta drinking glass with a red design screen printed on either side. One side features a vertical arrangement of the Greek letters Delta (?) Sigma (S) Theta (T). The reverse features the sorority name, [Delta Sigma Theta] above the sorority’s coat-of-arms. The coat-of-arms features a shield with a thick, red band running across the middle third, a centrally positioned torch, a crossed sword and crooked staff at the top third of the shield, and diagonal text that reads [?ST] on the bottom third. The shield is surrounded on either side by laurel leaves and a red banner runs below the shield that reads [????? / S?G?? / T???]. Above the shield is a depiction of Minerva (Athena), the Roman (Greek) goddess of wisdom.
place: label: Place used
content: Baltimore, 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: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Sororities
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: Women's organizations
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 Cheryl Bailey Solomon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.91.3
objectType: label: Type
content: drinking glasses
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 9/16 × 3 15/16 × 3 15/16 in. (14.1 × 10 × 10 cm)