On View
Making a Way Gallery
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
Created by
Unidentified
Issued by
Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
Date
ca. 1940s
Medium
metal with plastic, ribbon, and cord
Dimensions
H x W x D: 8 × 3 × 1/2 in. (20.3 × 7.6 × 1.3 cm)
Description
I.B.P.O.E. of W. member badge consisting of a gold metal medallion pin (a) attached to black and purple ribbons (b). At the top is a gold metal bar with a pin-back. The front of the bar features a decorative motif and creates a frame for the word [MEMBER], in black against an ivory background. A round medallion hangs from the bar on two metal chains. The medallion features a raised design around the circumference. On a raised platform at the center is an image of a clock with an elk in the middle. The gold and brown image is set against an ivory background. The bar is attached to two pieces of ribbon, black in front and purple in back, that are sewn together at the top and bottom to form a single piece. Silver text on the bottom half of the black ribbon reads [COLUMBIA / No. 85 / I.B.P.O.E. of the W. / WASHINGTON, D. C.]. Dark gold fringe decorates the bottom of the ribbons.
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
badges
Topic
Associations and institutions
Communities
Fraternal organizations
Local and regional
Men
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.46.17.5ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b02476fa-44cd-423d-bde1-4b70be009e99

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