Badge

Object Name:

Badge

Object ID:

1996.504.06

Date:

1895

Description:

Badge, Knights Templar, Portsmouth, NH, 1895. Maltese cross of molded composite material. Obverse: shield in center; text on each arm, "DE WITT / CLINTON / INSTITUTED / JAN'Y.-1826 / K. T. / PORTSMOUTH. NH." Reverse: "26TH / TRIENNIAL CONCLAVE / GRAND ENCAMPMENT / KNIGHTS TEMPLAR, / BOSTON, MASS., / AUGUST 28-30, / 1895." Cross suspended from red silk ribbon. At top of ribbon is a pressed metal bar pin with scroll design.

Material:

Composition
Textile
Silk
Metal

Dimensions:

H-3.2 W-1.7 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Clinton, DeWitt (1769-1828)

Subjects:

Fraternal organizations, Conventions