Patch, Merit-badge
- Object Name:
- Patch, Merit-badge
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.177.09
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1947
- Description:
- Merit badge patches, Girl Scouts. Group of 25. Owned by Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004) of Troop 2, Portsmouth, NH. Ten different circular designs, embroidered on gray fabric. Accompanied by receipt from Girl Scout Shop, Boston, MA, dated May 20, 1947; purchased by Dorothy Vaughan via mail order. Receipt lists 9 Foot Traveler, 9 World Gifts, 7 Wide World, and 3 World Trefoil. In envelope with label of Girl Scout Shop, postmarked Boston, May 22, 1947.
- Material:
- Textile
- Dimensions:
- Dia-1.4 inches
- Provenance:
- From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.
Dorothy Vaughan was a member of the first Girl Scout troop in Portsmouth. Her family moved from Penacook to Portsmouth in 1917, when she was 12. She was a troop leader for much of her adult life. - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
- People:
- Vaughan, Dorothy M. (1904-2004)
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