- On View
- Making a Way Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- 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
- Received by
- Laura O. B. Frazier
- Date
- ca. 1940s
- Medium
- velvet, silk, metal, gems, enamel
- Dimensions
- 23 x 11 1/4 x 1/2 in. (58.4 x 28.6 x 1.3 cm)
- Description
- Daughters of I.B.P.O.E. of W. ceremonial collar. Consists of a ring of purple velvet backed with purple silk. The velvet bears a series of gold laurel wreaths connected by chains. In the center of every other wreath is a white enameled star with a different letter on each point (F, L, S, J and C). At the center of each star is a circle of gold bearing the image of a clock with a blue face and raised letters: [IBPOEW]. The wreath at the bottom center is surrounded by a ring of white and purple gems. Three (3) gold bars with engraved text are suspended from chains below the collar. The top bar reads [LAURA O.B. FRAZIER]. The second bar reads [PAST GRAND / DAUGHTER RULER], [GRAND ORGANIZER / PURPLE CROSS NURSES]. At the end, a circlet of white & purple gems surrounds a suspended enamel plaque featuring a purple cross against a white background.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Type
- collars (neckwear)
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Communities
- Fraternal organizations
- Nursing
- Women
- Women's organizations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.17.7ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




