Ceremonial IBPOEW collar received by Laura O. B. Frazier: Museum Object and Cultural History
Ceremonial IBPOEW collar received by Laura O. B. Frazier: Date: ca. 1940s. Created by: Unidentified. Issued by: Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898.
The object in the museum catalogue
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.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1940s
- 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
- Type: collars (neckwear)
- 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)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Associations and institutions
- Topic: Communities
- Topic: Fraternal organizations
- Topic: Nursing
- Topic: Women
- Topic: Women's organizations
- Object number: 2013.46.17.7ab
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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