Member badge: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A member badge consisting of a red ribbon hanging from a metal bar. The bar has a pin back and a gold colored rectangular front with a scrolling gold-colored metal border. The center of the pin front has the word “MEMBER" in black letters. The red ribbon features gold text that reads "ST. PAUL / Court No. 26 / H. of J. / ST. LOUIS, MO." There is a stylized decorative border above and below the text. The ribbon is hemmed at the bottom via a strip of woven metal wire from which hang coiled metallic fringe.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1917
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Madam C.J. Walker, American, 1867 - 1919
• Type: badges
• Medium: metal and ribbon
• Dimensions: H x W: 7 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. (19.1 x 6 x 0.6 cm)
• Place used: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
• Place collected: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2013.153.2.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of A'Lelia Bundles / Madam Walker Family Archives
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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