Badge

Object Name:

Badge

Object ID:

1977.021.139.2

Date:

1881

Description:

Badge, bar pin inscribed "FILII VETERANORUM" with red, yellow, and blue striped ribbon and emblem inscribed "GRATIA DEI SERVATUS MDCCCLXXXI". (FILII VETERANORUM = Sons/Children of Veterans; GRATIA DEI SERVATUS = Preserved/Kept by the Grace of God). "SV" monogram in center. Emblem includes eagle and cannons.

Material:

Textile
Silk
Metal

Dimensions:

H-2.4 W-1.4 inches

Provenance:

Acquired with household goods, photographs, and other memorabilia of the Hammond / Kimball families of Concord, NH. Priscilla Hammond (1900-1977) was the daughter of Otis G. Hammond (1869-1944), former Director of NHHS.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Hammond, Otis G. (1869-1944)

Subjects:

Badges, Emblems, Ribbon badges, Ribbons, Eagle