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Blue satin ribbon with gold embossed writing and a dove tailed end. At the top is a gold colored plate that has decorative scrollwork and a white paper with a black stamp on it. There are a few black stains that are tear drop shaped. The writing on the ribbon is fading slightly. The edge of the ribbon is fraying. On the back is a sticker label that states where the ribbon came from.
commemoratives
satin
Ribbon, Commemorative
"UNITY / HOUSE" (Gold, faded writing)
"USHER" (On white paper)
"Boston Badge co. / 338 Washington St. / Boston, Mass. / ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES COUNCIL/ BOSTON / 26" (Black writing on aged white sticker)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
Unknown
1 3/5 (W) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.2728
Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
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