Pendant for the Order of the Eastern Star
- On View
- Making a Way Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Owned by
- Gates, Annie Maude, American, 1911 - 2010
- Gates, Barbara, American
- Subject of
- Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1850
- Date
- ca.1940
- Medium
- metal, ceramic and resin
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 × 2 × 1/2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- A circular metal pendant with a ceramic center. A metal faux gold border resembling a chain link with individual leaves angled toward the right encircles the ceramic center. The ceramic center has a 5-point star outlined in black at its center, with each point/triangle a different color (red, green, white, blue, and yellow). Each triangle/point depicts a black ink symbol within the triangle. In the center of the star is a pentagon in black with a white representation of a podium and book. There is a loop (clasp) on the reverse of the pendant, but no chain is currently attached.
- Classification
- Adornment
- Type
- pendants (jewelry)
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Communities
- Freemasonry
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift in Memory of Annie M. and Otis A. Gates, Jr.
- Object number
- 2015.70
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.