Sash

Object Name:

Sash

Object ID:

2004.014

Creator:

Whitehead Hoag Company

Place of Origin:

Newark, NJ

Date:

circa 1900

Description:

Sash, Daughters of Liberty. Red, white, and blue striped silk, 9 feet long. Badge pinned to blue stripe: beige silk with two crossed silk American flags; brass and celluloid bar pin at top, imprinted "D. OF L. / PAT. W. H. CO. NEWARK, N.J." with image of Lady Liberty; circular metal and celluloid medallion attached to bottom of ribbon, imprinted "Pauline Cushman / Council No. 21, / Daughter of Liberty, / Hillsboro Bridge, N. H." Also three silver metallic braid five-pointed stars attached to blue stripe. Silver metallic braid fringe at each end. Two metal snaps to hold sash in place.

Material:

Textile
Silk
Metal

Dimensions:

W-5.5 L-109 inches

Provenance:

The Daughters of Liberty was founded in 1875 as an auxiliary of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, a fraternal organization. The name was changed to Sons and Daughters of Liberty in 1915.

People:

Cushman, Pauline (1833-1893)

Subjects:

Fraternal organizations, Women's clubs, Lady Liberty, Liberty