Ribbon from the National Public School Ceremony at Columbia Exposition Dedication 1892
date: label: date made
content: 1892
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This ribbon from an 1892 National Public School Celebration of Columbus Day.
label: Description (Brief)
content: It is a silk rectangular ribbon on off-white background depicting a yellow-gold eagle with shield in center sits on top as if it were a metal pin-top. The center depicts a U.S. flag with 44-stars on the right side arranged in 3 circles with a single star in the center and each corner; in the center of the flag is a circular seal with a depiction in blue in the center is an image of Columbus in European costume holding a banner beside a native person, around the yellow-gold edge in blue is written "Landing of Columbus." Bottom: rows alternate blue and red lettering starting with blue state "National Public School Celebration; Columbus Day; Oct. 21st; 1492 1892; Official Badge. The bottom edge has the word "PATENT" and the letters "AP" up the left side of an inverted V; down the right side to the bottom of the ribbon are the letters "PLIED FOR".
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: used
content: Education
label: commemorated
content: Pledge of Allegiance
label: related event
content: National Columbian Public School Celebration of October 21, 1892
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content: Home and Community Life: Education
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.0244.086
label: accession number
content: 2014.0244
label: catalog number
content: 2014.0244.086
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ribbon
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13.5 cm x 5.4 cm; 5 5/16 in x 2 1/8 in