Badge

Object Name:

Badge

Object ID:

2020.002.05

Creator:

Whitehead & Hoag CompanyManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Newark, NJ

Date:

1890-1910

Description:

Ribbon badge, Cheshire Grange, Keene, NH. Blue silk ribbon, printed in silver, "CHESHIRE / PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY / GRANGE, NO. 131 / KEENE, N.H", with clasped hands and other Grange symbols (plow, sheaf, sickle, croziers, rake, and key). Stamped brass pin at top, with Grange symbols in oval, and letters "P H". Gold metallic fringe on bottom of ribbon. Reverse has separate black silk ribbon printed in silver with same text as front, plus "In Memoriam" and Grange symbols (sheaf, sickle, key, and crozier). On back of black ribbon is printed paper label of Whitehead & Hoag Co., Newark, NJ.

Material:

Textile
Silk
Metal
Celluloid

Dimensions:

H-8.6 W-2.8 D-0.3 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Robert Macieski

Subjects:

Badges, Ribbons, Grange, Fraternal organizations, Plows, Sheaves, Croziers, Mourning