Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Wooten, Cleo W., American
Date
1952
Medium
metal, ink on paper, cloth
Dimensions
5 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 1/4 in. (13 × 5.4 × 0.6 cm)
Description
A Prince Hall Masons Grand Master Conference badge worn by Cleo W. Wooten. The badge has a narrow rectangular metal nameplate at the top with a stamped geometric design on the border. There is a slip of paper which reads [[Cleo W. Wooten / C.C.F.C. Mass.] in handwritten black ink text. There is a horizontal bar on the back of the name plate through which the ribbon has been inserted and sewn closed. There is also a horizontal pin fastener on the back. The ribbon is purple and hangs from the bottom of the nameplate. It is printed with faded gold lettering that reads [GRAND MASTERS / CONFERENCE / PRINCE HALL / MASONS / OF / AMERICA / MAY 19-22, 1952 / NEWARK, N. J.]. The reverse is blank.
Place collected
Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
badges
Topic
Associations and institutions
Communities
Freemasonry
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
Object number
2013.71.3
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57c1475ba-bfef-4d00-bdbc-d99be29d25f6

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