Pendant
- Object Name:
- Pendant
- Object ID:
- 1995.513.05
- Place of Origin:
- Cambridge, MA
- Date:
- circa 1816
- Description:
- Key. Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard College chapter. Silver. Owned by Samuel Dana Bell (1798-1868) of Exeter, NH; c. 1816. Square shape with circular extension on top edge. Obverse engraved with Greek letters phi, beta, and kappa, with three stars and pointing hand; "SDB" engraved around circle. Reverse engraved "SDB / September 5, / 1781." Decorative border on both sides. With piece of detached pink and blue ribbon.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-3.048 W-2.54 D-0.05 cm Weight-3.5 gr
- Provenance:
- Owned by Samuel Dana Bell (1798-1868) of Exeter, NH, who graduated from Harvard College in 1816. The Harvard chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was established on September 5, 1781.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Bell, Samuel Dana (1798-1868)
- Subjects:
- Fraternities & sororities
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